Friday, October 15, 2010

Friday's Top News: Return to Baghdad: Much Progress, but Bleak Prospects

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Return to Baghdad: Much Progress, but Bleak Prospects

By Bobby Ghosh / Baghdad

After taking a former U.S. soldier on a tour of Iraq, TIME's ex-bureau chief assesses how the country has changed and tries to read omens of its future

Will Online Voting Turn Into an Election Day Debacle?

By Alex Altman

As more voting is being done in advance over the Internet, the threat from hackers is increasing

In Ahmadinejad's Lebanon Visit, the Ruins of Bush's Mideast Doctrine

By Tony Karon

A grandstanding state visit allows Iran to demonstrate that its influence in the Arab world forces U.S. allies there to engage with it

A Wrestling Mogul Fights Hard in Connecticut

By Alex Altman / Norwalk

Can wrestling mogul Linda McMahon capture a Democratic stronghold?

Egypt's Opposition Splits on Elections Boycott

By Abigail Hauslohner / Cairo

Reformer Mohamed ElBaradei had called for a boycott of rigged elections, but the Muslim Brotherhood sees participating as a way to build its base. And it's the key opposition group

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By Mark Thompson

For the first time in 17 years, no one is going to be booted from the U.S. military for being gay, at least for now. At least while the Obama Administration's appeal seeking relief from such action wends its way through the courts.

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In the new movie Red, 65-year-old Helen Mirren completely defies her age and kills lots of people with really large firearms. TIME looks at other oldies who demand respect (because they can probably hurt you)

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"Man up, Harry Reid. You need to understand we have a problem with Social Security."
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Republican Senate candidate, challenging the Senate Majority Leader on issues such as his legislative record, personal wealth and manhood during a televised debate in Nevada
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Can Britain's Conservatives Escape Thatcher's Legacy?

By Catherine Mayer

The Tories have worked hard to convince voters of their compassion but welfare cuts, announced at their annual conference, bring echoes of the party's bracing past

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