Obama Urges Unity in Berlin

In front of a huge, adoring crowd, the Democratic nominee offers a not-so-veiled rebuke to the Bush foreign policy

A New Cold War in the Caribbean?

Analysis: Russia, China and even Iran are asserting their presence in a region once considered America's "backyard." Are we headed back to the days of the Cuban missile crisis?

LeBron James' Olympic Mission

The NBA star talks to (and shoots hoops with) TIME's Sean Gregory, as he prepares to lead America's Redeem Team

Hasbro's Legal War On Scrabulous

The maker of the classic word-based board game Scrabble has sued the makers of the wildly popular online knockoff, Scrabulous

Mosley's Win: No 'Nazis' at the Orgy

The Formula One chief wins his invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against a British tabloid for reports on sadomasochistic orgy

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Obama Imagines

By Jay Carney

I couldn't help but wonder if the Senator and/or his speechwriter were consciously invoking John Lennon with the line (and title) "A World That Stands As One."

Looking Around

The Big Corbu Book

By Richard Lacayo

Le Corbusier Le Grand lives up to its name, at least in dimensions. Almost a foot and a half tall and I'm guessing about 20 or so pounds, it's not the kind of book you curl up with in a hammock.

The Curious Capitalist

Forget the Minimum Wage — Check out the Median

By Barbara Kiviat

Yesterday I argued that we should ignore the debate over the minimum wage. Today I answer reader questions about my suggested replacement — the median wage.

The China Blog

Beijing 08's Dirty Little (Not Very Secret) Secret ...

By Bill Powell

China is and has been a huge source of product for blood-doping, steroid-shooting athletes across the sporting spectrum. Now, ARD, the German television network, has done a terrific documentary on the subject, just in time for the Olympics.

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THE PAGE

Pick a Little, Talk a Little

Mark Halperin outlines the reasons why McCain and Obama might not make an early vice-presidential pick after all. Read his take and get your 24/7 political news on The Page

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Africa's Lions of the Scrabble Board

By Joost Van Egmond

When it comes to the World Championship of the French-language version of the erudite board game, Senegal is the team to beat

Preah Vihear

A Rumble in the Jungle?

By Kevin Doyle

Cambodian and Thai troops face off around a thousand-year-old Hindu temple. But the standoff may be driven by domestic politics on both sides

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  • FRANK O'DONNELL,
  • president of the nonprofit group Clean Air Watch, protesting a plan to drill in the Arctic Circle. Experts say the area could fulfill global demand for oil for three years

COLUMNS

McCain's Foreign Policy Frustration

By Joe Klein

While Obama moves elegantly through the Middle East, the pillars of McCain's bellicose regional policy are collapsing

U.S.

A Coming Shortage of Kosher Beef?

An immigration raid at an Iowa meatpacking plant has got kosher beef sellers across the country worried about the New Year rush

Study: Girls Equally Good at Math

Fast-Tracking Law School

NTSB Probes O'Hare Near Collision

Texas Starts Cleanup after Dolly

Woman Kills Self Before Foreclosure

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Northern Lights Mystery Partly Explained

On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors

Cancer Center: Cell Phone Risk

Unknown Disease Killing Fla. Trees

CDC: ADHD Increasing in Older Kids

Should Genetic Tests Be Regulated?

Gulf Dead Zone Bigger Than Ever

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