Saturday, September 18, 2010

Saturday's Top News: Could Local Militias Shape the Afghan Elections?

Today's Top Stories

Could Local Militias Shape the Afghan Elections?

By Jason Motlagh/Charbolak

A U.S.-backed strategy to counter the Taliban raises the danger of empowering warlords

30 Mosques in 30 Days: A Trip Through Islamic America

Two Muslim Americans set out on a cross-country road trip with the goal of sharing stories of Muslims in America

Another Victim of the Gulf Oil Spill: The British Arts?

By Frances Perraudin / London

Critics of sponsorship deals between arts institutions and oil corporations are stepping up their efforts in the wake of the Gulf spill. But can the arts survive without the company's money?

Presidential Children's Books: Whose Is Best?

By MEREDITH MELNICK

President Obama took a little flak when it was announced this week that he'd be penning an illustrated kids book, called Of Thee I Sing: Letter to My Daughters.

Wikitravel: Have Web, Will Travel

By DAN FLETCHER

By allowing anyone to contribute to its site, Wikitravel lets more than 40,000 globetrotters play tour guide

Follow TIME News on Twitter.com

Go to Time.com

TIME Blogs

Swampland

By Alex Altman

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has denied a clemency petition from Teresa Lewis, clearing the way for her execution by lethal injection on Sept. 23. Lewis, who participated in a murder-for-hire plot that claimed the lives of her husband and stepson in 2003, would be the first woman executed in Virginia in nearly 100 years. In [...]

Special Package

Top 10 Oddball Celebrity-Branded Products

Lady Gaga: pop star, fashion icon, meat-dress diva ... perfume scent? Gaga will launch a new perfume line in spring 2012. In honor of this surely fragrant concoction, TIME takes a look at unlikely celebrity product deals

Quotes of the Day

"[Democrats] have had the White House for 21 months, and they haven't dug us out of the hole we left — so put us back in."
BILL CLINTON,
joking on The Daily Show about the Republicans' argument for why they should win in the upcoming midterm elections
ADVERTISEMENT

Postcard from...

New York City

A Fashion Week Model's Secret: Sensible Shoes

By Joseph Lin

On the eve of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the hottest event on New York City's couture calendar, TIME takes a look inside the grueling audition process for hundreds of high-fashion hopefuls

Would you like to help make TIME.com better? Click Here to find out how to become a member of an exclusive community and give us your feedback.

Get our Top 10 news stories of the week. Sign up for our Top 10 Weekly Newsletter for free.

Copyright © 2010 Time Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

TO UNSUBSCRIBE

You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to the Daily 24/7 from TIME.com. To unsubscribe, please click here.

EMAIL OPT-OUTS

Click here for more information on how to opt-out of marketing communications from us and our partners, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/emailprivacy

PRIVACY POLICY

Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and pase this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/privacy

FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

  • TIME Customer Service
  • 3000 University Center Drive
  • Tampa, FL 33612-6408
How To Advertise|Give the Gift of TIME|Update Email