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For all her talk about "full speed on to the White House," there was an unmistakably elegiac tone to Hillary Clinton's primary-night speech in Indianapolis. And if one needed further confirmation that the undaunted, never-say-die Clintons realize their bid might be at an end, all it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Five Mistakes Clinton Made | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

With spring break already two weeks in the past, it seems that there are few ways to keep alive the memory of endless idyllic hours of vacation, socialization, and relaxation—in other words, Spring Break ‘08, WHOO! Our tans have already faded, and we?...

Author: By Aliza H. Aufrichtig and Marianne F. Kaletzky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Around Harvard Square in Foreign Fare | 4/11/2008 | See Source »

Embarking on an effort to build shields rather than swords was a characteristic Reagan gesture?a clear and simple assertion from his gut challenging the accepted wisdom that defensive systems are "destabilizing." His notion that missiles could be knocked out in space had a wistful though dangerous appeal; it suggested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Archive: Reagan for the Defense | 3/21/2008 | See Source »

The characters in the film “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” inhabit a dizzying world of ritzy soirées, opulent penthouses, and outrageous bling. The film is a sketch of the wealthy life that, while glamorous from a distance, is ultimately hollow. Like the...

Author: By Athena L. Katsampes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

The Inzerillo mob family of Palermo has long been referred to by a somewhat wistful moniker: gli Scappati, the Runaways. More than 20 years ago, the surviving Inzerillos had been "allowed" to flee their home island by the then Sicilian boss of bosses Toto Riina. The bloodthirsty capo had killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case of the Exiled Mobsters | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

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