Saturday, July 07, 2012
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London 2012: 50 Olympic Athletes to Watch
By TIME Staff
From Qatar to South Africa, Russia to the U.S., TIME takes you around the globe to meet the extraordinary men and women you'll be seeing this summer at the London games
The Making of An American: An Iraqi's Journey to Citizenship
By Marwan Sadiq
Hot Enough? Why It's Time to Demand Action on Global Warming
By Dominique Browning
Scientology Parenting: Do Katie and Tom Disagree?
By Bonnie Rochman
Does Tom Cruise really want to send his 6-year-old daughter with Katie Holmes off to be raised by Scientologists? Not if mom's got anything to say about it.
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Swampland
By Michael Scherer
On the campaign trail, it’s good to be President--and not just because your bus gets to run red lights and has all the equipment you need to watch Wimbledon or run a war. It’s good because Americans respond, almost instinctively, to the importane of your office. “I’ve been coming here my whole life,” said Julia Konieczny, a 19-year-old sitting at a corner table at the Kozy Corners diner in Oak Harbor, Ohio, on Thursday. “But this is the coolest thing that has ever happened—ever.”
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London 2012: 50 Olympic Athletes to Watch
From Qatar to South Africa, Russia to the U.S., TIME takes you around the globe to meet the extraordinary men and women you'll be seeing this summer at the London games
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Inside Syria's Slow-Motion Civil War
But a year of violence - largely wrought by the Assad regime - has led to what is for all intents and purposes a civil war, one that has likely fissured the country along sectarian lines.
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