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...mathematics at the University of California, has often urged an end to tensions. "Our country's relations with America are important in terms of our national interests," he said in a public debate a decade ago. "We should regard our relations with America realistically and without extremism, and weigh them with the criteria of our national interests." (Read "The Revolutionary Guards: Gaining Power in Iran...
Whatever Holder decides will ignite controversy. Human-rights activists and Democrats in Congress want the authors of the torture memos prosecuted. Holder will also have to weigh how much of the evidence - partly based on e-mail exchanges between the DOJ lawyers and other Administration officials, possibly including those in Vice President Dick Cheney's office - to release to the public...
...obesity figures have risen dramatically in the same period: a third of Americans are obese, and another third count as overweight by the Federal Government's definition. Yes, it's entirely possible that those of us who regularly go to the gym would weigh even more if we exercised less. But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise, so I often eat more on the days I work out than on the days I don't. Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight? (Watch TIME's video "How to Lose Hundreds of Pounds...
...scientists and policymakers. Such blooms, thousands strong, are becoming increasingly common worldwide, in part due to the overfishing of jellyfish's natural predators, including anchovies, sardines and herring. In the Sea of Japan, for example, the nomura, jellyfish that grow up to 6.5 ft. (2 m) in diameter and weigh more than 400 lbs. (180 kg), have proliferated, and a recent study by Hiroshima University researchers has warned that another big bloom is expected this summer...
...residents make up less than 2% of the country's total population, compared to 12% in the U.S. Although dependent on the type of industry, one robot can replace several workers, music to the ears of many government officials who know that the nation's declining work force will weigh heavily on future pension and health care programs...