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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Pilgrims also passed through camps where some of the more than 280,000 people who were displaced by the last phase of the fighting now live. At the turnoff to the shrine, pilgrims were strictly warned not to stop on the side of the road till they reached the church compound. They were told that the jungles on the sides of the road were still littered with mines and other ordnance; red skull-and-crossbones signs drove the message home. Still, the pilgrims arrived in the tens of thousands, in vans, buses, trucks, public transport, an old British double-decker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Virgin Mary Survived Sri Lanka's Civil War | 8/17/2009 | See Source »

...those situations where I'd like to see a congressman sitting before me." Then he did what federal law required: Smith sentenced Echols to two back-to-back 10-year prison sentences, one for each charge. Unless he gets a commutation, Echols will not go free till around 2026. (Read "The Disturbing Rise of Drug Gangs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Reform Help Current Cons? | 8/7/2009 | See Source »

...pictures of the civil-rights movement from Emmett Till to Barack Obama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Charles Rangel: The Lion of Harlem | 8/6/2009 | See Source »

...line of infection for the flu, particularly if we share enclosed spaces with others. School is in session during the fall and winter in the northern hemisphere, and classrooms are excellent vectors of infection for all illnesses, including the flu. (Read "Think H1N1 Is Bad Now? Wait Till Flu Season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Are Flu Viruses Seasonal? | 8/5/2009 | See Source »

Straw carrier bags line the outdoor stalls, along with 10 Euro rucksacks emblazoned with Tinkerbelle and other Disney characters. Yet in the dingy back room, with space for the till and little else, stand two immaculately dressed Italian women laden with lavish shopping bags. My friend and I patiently peruse the straw baskets, waiting for the women to leave so that we may enter the room...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: Bargain Hunting | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

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