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...early 1990s, as the U.S. got its fiscal house in order, the capital inflows from overseas shrank. Late in the decade, they returned, with a twist: foreign investors and companies were buying into corporate America to get in on an economic boom. That boom ended in 2001. But the Bush Administration soon began running deficits, and foreigners discovered an American financial product to which they'd never paid much heed before: mortgage securities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's No. 1 Export: Debt | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...that's a familiar test, or trap, in a Lee film. He loves to twist a picture out of shape, daring the audience to keep up with the abrupt shift of moods, the wagging finger of the director. And if you start arguing with Miracle at St. Anna, that's O.K. with him. Spike Lee has always loved a good fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spike Lee Goes to War with Miracle at St. Anna | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...some Internet security consultants advise choosing answers that are correct, but with a twist, which could be as simple as a few numbers at the end of a maiden name, or a pet's name spelled backward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Those Crazy Internet Security Questions | 9/24/2008 | See Source »

...fellow to mentor them in undergraduate life. But most upperclassmen would agree that there are certain things they wish someone had told them their freshman year: How to navigate through the new, exciting, and confusing world of college hook-ups. So freshmen, before you get your panties in a twist, or lose them altogether, take a look at FM’s guide for avoiding awkward sexual encounters... and what to do after you have...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How to Keep Cool as Things Get Hot | 9/24/2008 | See Source »

...think it has a surefire recipe with “Righteous Kill.” Take two aging but legendary actors of ye olde gangster cinema, mix in rappers, guns, and badges, add a healthy portion of serial-killer storyline, and top it off with a dash of cheap twist ending. But if I really wanted to draw out this clichéd food metaphor, this Al Pacino/Robert De Niro tag-team event would have to be more of a reheated meatloaf than a zesty fettucine alfredo. De Niro and Pacino, two of the most esteemed living movie actors, play...

Author: By Alec E Jones, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Righteous Kill | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

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