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But while both countries struggled with democracy, economically they began to diverge. Haiti had long been exploited, by foreign powers, neighbors and its own rulers. France not only milked Haiti for coffee and sugar production but also extracted an indemnity from it: the young nation had to pay a burdensome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti and the Dominican Republic: A Tale of Two Countries | 1/19/2010 | See Source »

Likewise, the economy of the quake zone has done well. Much of the region was agricultural, and farmers were able to get back to work fairly soon after the disaster. The massive rebuilding effort also provided direct investment and job opportunities. Several of the dislocated people I met in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti and China: A Tale of Two Earthquakes | 1/19/2010 | See Source »

So what should we make of this? For starters, self-reporting is not a reliable way to assess how well our brains are working. And slick marketing makes it hard to tell what's good from what's gimmicky. "There is not enough evidence that paying for a $100 fitness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Workouts for Your Brain | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

Siddiqui has done little to clarify the mystery of her disappearance. After resurfacing in Ghazni in 2008, she gave conflicting accounts of her absence. According to court records filed by the government, she allegedly told FBI agents who questioned her in Afghanistan that she was the wife of Ammar al...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Al-Qaeda Woman? Putting Aafia Siddiqui on Trial | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

On Tuesday a state court will begin picking a jury in the trial of former House Majority Whip Mike Veon, a Democrat from western Pennsylvania, and three former party staffers, who are accused of running a secret campaign office in the Capitol building. The defendants are among 25 people from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corruption Scandal Scrambles Pennsylvania Politics | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

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