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...street from our apartment-building compound, and all the surrounding buildings would be bombed within the coming minutes. He arrived at our door just as the news began to spread. The entire building was quickly evacuated. We were, in fact, among the last to leave. We were asked to wait in the entrance for a few minutes, following which we ran one at a time to the vehicle parked across the street. My cousin drove frantically. We didn't know where we were going, but we had to move out of the area. Then we began to hear the bombs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surviving Gaza: What Was the Sacrifice For? | 1/19/2009 | See Source »

President George W. Bush said farewell to the nation, but the nation wasn't paying attention. TV barely cut to him in time for his first words Thursday evening and couldn't wait to cut away when he finished 13 minutes later. Something unexpected and awesome had happened to shoulder him out of the picture: a jet gliding to a stop in the middle of the Hudson River, with everyone emerging safely. The departure of President Bush, by contrast, had become part of the world's mental wallpaper some time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush's Closing Argument: Was Anybody Listening? | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

...have other films in the works but you’re going to have to wait. That shiz is classified...

Author: By Walter E. Howell and H. max Huber, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Prepare to Shart Your Pants | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...pages, and the new generation of consumers often has homework, finals, or primal screams to attend to. Nevertheless, as the demand for e-books grows, bookstores should watch their backs—someday, you may have to look for your course packs online. You might not even have to wait for someday: students deterred by the price of the $60 Ec 1010a workbook can already download a free copy on Scribd.com...

Author: By Anita J Joseph | Title: Selling Out | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...from around the world, including Margaret Thatcher, Ariel Sharon and Emperor Hirohito of Japan. It's so exclusive that when the Obamas asked to move in a little early so their daughters could start school on Jan. 5, the President-elect and his wife were told they had to wait their turn. ('SORRY, WE'RE BOOKED,' WHITE HOUSE TELLS OBAMA was the New York Times headline.) Apparently Australia's former Prime Minister, John Howard, had already had dibs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blair House: World's Most Exclusive Hotel | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

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