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And therein lies something of a mystery. How could Chinese authorities have missed the potential for Tibetan violence? It was no secret that groups ranging from disaffected Tibetans to human rights activists would try and take advantage of the approaching Olympics to exercise some leverage for their causes when Beijing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the Olympic Torch Burn China? | 4/6/2008 | See Source »

And therein lies something of a mystery. How could Chinese authorities have missed the potential for Tibetan protest? It was no secret that groups ranging from disaffected Tibetans to human-rights activists would try and take advantage of the Olympics to exercise some leverage for their causes when Beijing seemed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The High Cost of Control | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

The USDA's numbers don't just sit idly on a government website. They are used to establish child support guidelines, determine foster care payments and appraise damage arising from personal injuries and wrongful death suits. They are also, ironically, intended to "educate anyone who is considering when or whether...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Million-Dollar Babies | 3/28/2008 | See Source »

In fact, they aren't so much people we see in movies as people we know. They stare at the TV, pretending fascination with a game show as a way of avoiding either a conversation that's sure to turn prickly or a long night of sullen introspection. They offer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snow Angels and Married Life: Wedded Blisters | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

For months, the Democratic candidates, including Clinton, devoutly observed that any of them would be a better President than another Republican. But in leveling her charge that the first-term Illinois Senator would be unprepared in a national-security crisis, Clinton went so far as to compare him unfavorably with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton's Collateral Damage | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

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