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Edition: U.S.
Vol. 177 No. 8
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COVER
Why It's Different This Time (World)
The combination of youth and technology is driving a wave of change. Fingers crossed: it may turn out just fine

Rage, Rap And Revolution (Features / World)
A generation once dismissed as politically supine has toppled two dictators and shaken up regimes across the Middle East. Who are the Arab youth, and what do they want?


ESSAY
Your Incredible Shrinking Paycheck (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
The recession is over, but its legacy of falling wages is likely to stick with us

Telling It like It Is (Commentary / In the Arena)
Indiana's Mitch Daniels is brutally candid about the difficulty of real deficit cutting

The Cost of Candor (On Second Thought)
Think it's easy to cut spending? Believe that and I've got a size 4 to sell you


NATION
Hey, Chicago, Say Hello to Your Next F#@*ing Mayor (Nation)
On his best behavior, Rahm Emanuel looks to trade running the White House for running a great U.S. city
Web Exclusive  Photos: Rahm Emanuel Runs for Mayor of Chicago
Photographer Callie Shell trails Obama's former chief of staff as he makes a run for his hometown's top job


BRIEFING
Verbatim

The Arabian Sea (Closeup)

World (World)

Milestones (Milestones)

The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Nation)

Obama's Sidestep (Nation)

Service Members Sue Pentagon over Rapes (Nation)

Food Fights (Economy)
Rising global grocery bills are hitting the poor and causing political unrest

Bond Blues (Crash test)
State budgets are on the verge of a blowup

Walk with Me (Health&Science;)
New fossil evidence confirms that Lucy and her kin strolled like modern man

Betty Garrett (Milestones)

Ronaldo (Milestones)

Silvio Berlusconi (Milestones)

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Enter the King (The Culture / Profile)
An audience with Colin Firth — actor, activist, chatterbox

Color Correction (Tuned In)
Why adjusting TV's racial balance is good for business

Good Grief (Books)
The best memoirs of loss and tragedy teach us universal truths. The worst just teach us suffering

The Envelope, Please (Movies)
TIME's critics pick who will win (and who should win) this year's Academy Awards


BUSINESS
Nuclear Batteries (Sustainability Inc.)
Tiny atomic reactors have energized the nuclear industry. Can they help save the planet?

I'm with the Band (Technology)
MMC invites fans to invest in its artists in exchange for a record and a piece of the profits

Leaving Cell Hell (Money)
The U.S. is going to be tops in phone service. Really. What it means for users and investors


TECHNOLOGY
Tweet Tweet! (Tech)
With dashboard apps, cars finally get Web-savvy


SCIENCE
The Truth About Sex Addiction (Behavior)
Is it a real disease or an excuse for men to cheat and spend hours on porn sites? The inside story on uncontrollable desire

My Body, My Laboratory (Science)
Portrayed as lunatics in comic books, scientists who experiment on themselves have long pushed the boundaries of human knowledge. And now, through the Internet, their method is becoming mainstream
Web Exclusive  Photos: Portrait of a Cyberhuman
Professor Kevin Warwick allowed surgeons to plant a silicone chip into his forearm in order to advance our understanding of the place where human anatomy and circuits might meet


SOCIETY
Pop Chart

Land O' Fakes (The Culture / Food)
Butter may be the darling of the food world, but margarine is thriving--at least in tubs


PEOPLE
10 Questions for Michael Bloomberg (10 Questions)
The New York City mayor is now serving his third term. Michael Bloomberg talks about money, guns and beer on the rocks


TO OUR READERS
Changes All Around


LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)


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