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But in the Middle East, perception is often more important than reality, and the perception along these once mean streets is that the U.S. has sold out some of its allies. "The Americans considered us like a piece of paper that was useful for a while but now is no...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disbanding the Sunni Patrols: A Backlash Brewing? | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

She always seemed to have enough to do when she was at work, but the funny thing was - noted by the 40 or so people who worked in the OR with her - that nothing really changed when she wasn't there. The schedule got done, supplies were ordered, patients had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Workplace Quiz: Which Employees Are Worth Keeping? | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

It’s a luxury few coaches have: choosing between two fifth-year seniors with 20 and 22 games of experience to start at quarterback. But that luxury—and that burden—falls on head coach Tim Murphy, who has to figure out what to do...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Veteran Quarterbacks Boost Offense | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

Most parents, of course, know this instinctively. Still, it's useful to learn that teenage behavior is not just a matter of willful pigheadedness or determination to drive you crazy - though these, too, can be factors. "There's a debate over how much conscious control kids have," says Giedd, who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes Teens Tick | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

Instead, as skeptics had predicted, the process is getting bogged down by a host of partisan fears: fear that one candidate could be perceived as breaking the logjam and saving the country from financial ruin, fear that one party could be blamed for passing a costly government bailout of fat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's to Blame for the Bailout Deal's Stumble? | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

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