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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...main reason has to do with the Arctic and Antarctic. As polar climates warm enough for trees to move in, the color of that part of the earth will change, as viewed from above. Green trees, which absorb more light, will replace whiter snow and ice, which reflect more rays back to space. Like a dark-colored car hood on a hot day, a dark-colored earth will warm. The group’s computer modeling experiments show that the localized warming due to the change in the earth’s surface reflectivity (called its “albedo?...

Author: By Matthew S. Meisel | Title: Resting On (Mountain) Laurels | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

...least, that’s according to the Heritage Foundation, which recently released a study that claims religious practice increases sexual satisfaction, and leads to more happiness and “hope,” less drug use and depression—and, for a limited time only, whiter teeth. With such manifold benefits, one wonders why anyone would forsake...

Author: By Piotr C. Brzezinski | Title: A Post-Christian America | 3/16/2007 | See Source »

...case of the dismembered torso was shocking, even for the Detroit area, which has seen a recent slew of awful urban crimes. Or was the case of Tara Grant gripping because it took place in the city's richer, whiter suburbs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Detroit, Rich Crime, Poor Crime | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

...Allegations of Labour sleaze are harmful to a Prime Minister who came to power in 1997 promising that his government would be "whiter than white." Blair had been expected to step down after local elections in May-he pledged that he would quit within 12 months last September-but pressure is now building for the Prime Minister to speed up his departure. David Cameron, the leader of the opposition Conservative party, has called on Blair to stand down immediately "in the national interest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UK Cash for Honors Scandal: A Guide | 2/2/2007 | See Source »

...interviewed Blair in December, but as a witness, not as a suspect. (More than 90 people have been questioned, including former Conservative leader Michael Howard.) But the allegations of Labour sleaze are damaging to a Prime Minister who came to power in 1997 promising that his government would be "whiter than white." If one of his close aides is charged with any crime, it could critically damage Blair and hasten his expected departure from office this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Lords And Loans | 1/31/2007 | See Source »

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