Thursday, September 30, 2010

Thursday's Top News: Locked and Loaded: The Secret World of Extreme Militias

Today's Top Stories

Locked and Loaded: The Secret World of Extreme Militias

By Barton Gellman

On the Web and in militia groups, antigovernment extremism is on the rebound. A special investigation

Why Pakistan Has the Obama Administration Sweating

By Michael Crowley / Washington

If things are going badly in Afghanistan, they're a lot worse in Pakistan. And Washington has few good options

Union Protests Put Pressure on E.U. Leaders

By Leo Cendrowicz / Brussels

Across Europe on Wednesday, union members took to the streets to protest the austerity measures being handed down by their governments. Meanwhile, the European Commission proposed rules that it hopes could stop the crisis from happening again

The Brown-Whitman Debate: Blast from the Past

By Joe Klein

Fearless Jerry Brown campaigns for governor of California, but can he save his state?

5 Philanthropy Lessons for Mark Zuckerberg

By Andrew J. Rotherham

How the Facebook founder's $100 million gift can avoid the pitfalls that lead to little durable change

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By Kate Pickert

Today the House passed a bill to provide $7.4 billion to monitor, treat and compensate those who worked at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks. It's still unclear if the bill will pass the Senate intact, but it was still a victory for proponents nonetheless. The bill is noteworthy for the effect it could have [...]

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The Flintstones celebrates its 50th anniversary today. In honor of Fred Flintone's immortal closing-time dinosaur-slide, TIME looks back at the top 10 cartoon opening sequences

Quotes of the Day

"Clenbuterol is a substance that has been used for over 20 to 30 years. Nobody has ever suggested it is something you can take inadvertently."
DAVID HOWMAN,
the director general of World Anti-Doping Agency, on the news that Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been provisionally suspended after traces of an illegal substance were found. Contador said he's the victim of contaminated food
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Lichen and Reindeer: Cooking It Raw in Lapland

By Lisa Abend

On the Arctic fringes of Lapland, a conclave of master chefs forages in the woods for ingredients. What haute cuisine can gain from the great outdoors

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