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Where was the outrage and media coverage when Hamas militants began firing rockets daily into Israel even before the cease-fire was over? If Hamas had believed Israel's threat to retaliate if the attacks did not stop, maybe the death toll would have been limited to Israel. Miriam Goldman, MINEOLA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Violence in Gaza | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

Like Ginsu knives and the George Foreman grill, the Snuggie has become synonymous with direct-response advertising, the preferred industry parlance for commercials that feature a toll-free number for placing orders. And thanks to the recession, such "as seen on TV" companies are purchasing more airtime for chump change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cult of the Snuggie | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

...wake of Vietnam. By the early 1970s, the containment of global communism had become a foreign policy bubble of its own. The U.S. had committed itself to stopping virtually any leftist movement from taking power anywhere in the world. But in Vietnam, this ideological determination was exacting a toll in money and blood that the American public was no longer willing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Solvency Doctrine | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

Bali, whose mythic resorts have been struggling to fill their beachside villas during the global financial meltdown, has been hit by another unexpected crisis this month: rabies. The death toll from an outbreak on the island of 3.1 million people rose to six on Monday, adding to the woes already faced by the Indonesian province after the downturn in the world's economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Rabies Outbreak in Paradise | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

There’s only so much time one can spend with family, though, and hanging out with friends from high school just makes one realize the toll time takes on old friendships. Realistically, the long break will mean a period of solitary confinement, spent glued to the television. For me, two weeks at home is enough—another minute in rural Concord, Massachusetts would make me implode. If I didn’t ever want to leave home, I would have gone to Williams...

Author: By Maxwell E. Storto | Title: A Break to Remember | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

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