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To portray Sark as a rural idyll untouched by modernity would be inaccurate, however. In the 1990s, British newspapers reported that up to 40% of Sark's inhabitants held directorships of companies. In a scheme dubbed the "Sark Lark", many residents sold their names or addresses to companies eager to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Revolution Not Televised | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

But regulations issued by SARFT and China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) could be putting an end to that free ride - and sending a shot across the bow of sites who host unauthorized content. Starting January 31, 2008, online video posting will be limited to state-owned or state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's YouTube: Trouble for Beijing | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

The U.S. military has recruited thousands of Sunni insurgents to join the fight against jihadist groups like al-Qaeda, but the Shi'ite militias mainly responsible for last year's sectarian carnage remain largely untouched. In August, Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Mahdi Army, ordered it not to attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fleeting Success of the Surge | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

The Romney campaign's decision to try and reframe the religion debate in the Republican Party was shrewd. And the candidate left no buzzword untouched, name-checking nativities in public squares, strict constructionist judges, and the phrase "Under God." All are much ballyhooed causes of religious conservatives, especially during the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Romney's Risky Faith Gambit | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

If the bomb wasn't meant to kill or harm someone in the law firm, then Jacquard says the only possibilities are that it was intended to be a far larger blast, or sought to gain a wider impact than its actual fire thanks to vast media coverage. That first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mystery of the Paris Bomb | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

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