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Having to use a liquid primer rather than a detonator makes the bomber's task more difficult but not impossible. It will not be easy to prevent similar attacks in the future without ramped-up airport security. While airport "puffer" machines, which blow air on passengers to collect residue, might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why It's Not Easy to Detonate a Bomb on Board | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

While General Stanley McChrystal drew praise for recalibrating U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan, the cost of the conflict kept being hammered home. In October, 58 U.S. soldiers were killed, the highest monthly tally since the war began in 2001. President Obama's plan to commit 30,000 more troops before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

By the time the pathogen colloquially known as swine flu had bounced to almost every corner of the world in April, health officials were girding for a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic with the potential to kill millions. H1N1 ripped through the U.S., prompting President Obama to declare a national...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

Both the U.S. and Britain are key terrorism targets. Yet while the British barred Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab from their country, the U.S. simply added his name to a list of 550,000 names and let him board a flight filled with nearly 300 other people bound for Detroit. Why? The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Was the Accused Bomber Banned in Britain, Not the U.S.? | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

Any kid who has ever oiled a baseball glove in February while wishing the snow would melt - or an adult who still cries every time Field of Dreams is shown on cable - knows that baseball is far more than just a game. And the U.S. government is starting to recognize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can U.S. Baseball Diplomacy Get the Save in Nicaragua? | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

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