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As economic indicators go, the cost of nuptials isn't a bad one to check--particularly in our party-obsessed culture--because it shows what people are willing to spend on nonessentials. According to the Wedding Report, a research firm that compiles stats on the wedding industry, the average cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downsizing Your Wedding | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

Whether by coincidence or by design, she has brightened her message recently, talking less about what's wrong than about what's possible. "We live in isolation sometimes, but the truth is that people want the same thing. They're tired of the divisions, they want peace, they want fairness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War Over Michelle Obama | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

Wind power is little better. Hopelessly uneconomic on any substantial scale, since it requires a conventional power back-up for when the wind stops blowing, forests of wind turbines are rightly regarded in most countries as an environmental monstrosity. But the main reasons why this is a bubble are more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Green and Goes Pop? | 5/21/2008 | See Source »

Unseen Tuesday on the streets of Sadr City were the fighters from the Mahdi Army, who faded from view under Sadr's orders. Sheik Salman al-Freiji, director of the Sadr Movement, said the Mahdi Army plans to honor the cease-fire, though signs of tensions are already emerging. Iraqi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has Maliki Conquered Sadr City? | 5/21/2008 | See Source »

That we have reached a point where the Supreme Court of California is willing to accept the institution of gay marriage is a sign of the incredible progress that the gay rights movement has made. While this decision will help promote an outcome that I strongly support, the courtâ?...

Author: By Daniel P. Robinson | Title: Unwritten Law | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

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