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Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By RICHARD BROOKHISER
The grand tradition of flip-flopping: Politicians change their minds for all kinds of reasons. Lyndon Johnson spoke out against Truman s early efforts on racial equality and as Senate majority leader helped pass a civil right bill in 1957. Donald Uhrbrock / Time & Life Pictures / Getty
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2007 By JOE KLEIN
Bush has made Petraeus the arbiter of Iraq policy when it should be set by the President. Illustration for TIME by Stephen Kroninger, Petraeus: Susan Walsh / AP
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By WILLIAM KRISTOL
The Rule-Breaking Campaign. Most elections produce a surprise or two. Here is why this one could upend all assumptions. Illustration for TIME by Dave Wheeler
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By STEVE RUSHIN
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A disappointed Sharif supporter participates in a demonstration against the deportation of Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Stephanie Sinclair for TIME
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By JOHN CLOUD
The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann, Kate, background, and Gerry, carry their two-year-old twin children Sean and Amelie as they return to England four months after going on vacation on September 9, 2007. They deny any role in her disappearance. Rui Vieira / AFP / Getty
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By WRITTEN BY MASSIMO CALABRESI, DIEGO GARCIA
Satellite image of airstrip on Diego Garcia, an atoll located in the heart of the Indian Ocean, some 1,000 miles (1,600 km) south off India's southern coast. Since the enforced depopulation of Diego Garcia in the years leading up to 1973, it has been used as a military base by the United States. GeoEye Satellite Image
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By NANCY GIBBS
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By BRYAN WALSH
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Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By MARK HALPERIN
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By BRYAN WALSH
Hanging on: The honeybee is built for hard work, but it's no match for colony-collapse disorder. Getty
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By CLAUDIA WALLIS
Color crazed: Some kids got revved up after consuming the amount of food dye contained in two 2-oz. (57 g) bags of candy — hardly a mega-dose. White Packert / Getty
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By JUSTIN FOX
The real estate slump has no quick fix, and could expand into a full-blown recession. Here, a For Sale sign stands in front of a home in Lee's Summit, Mo., on September 5, 2007. Charlie Riedel / AP
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By BARBARA KIVIAT
The eternal question in response to any market volatility — be it up or down, in stocks or real estate — is a simple one: How does this affect me? In housing it depends, of course, on which rung of the real estate ladder you occupy. Illustration for TIME by David Goldin
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By LEV GROSSMAN
Sean Penn and Eddie Vedder, left to right, photographed at the Regency Hotel in New York City on September 6, 2007. David Johnson for TIME
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
Go West, young 'uns: Kid Nation put its kids to work in a frontier town, far from parental doting. Monty Brinton / CBS
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By KATE BETTS
Geography lessons: The coolest designers redefine the idea of American style in an increasingly global business. Here, models present creations from the Diane Von Furstenberg spring 2008 collection during New York Fashion Week September 9, 2007. Keith Bedford / Reuters
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By CAROLYN SAYRE
Road warriors: Racing on video-game bikes wins fans at Kirksey Middle School in Rogers, Ark. Marc F. Henning for TIME
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By JULIE RAWE
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By ANITA HAMILTON
Finishing salts aren’t meant for cooking. To get the most bang for you buck, use just a sprinkle on top of your favorite foods. Here, a saltshaker filled with six different types of salt. From top to bottom: Fleur de Sel, Alderwood Smoked, Bolivian Rose, Cyprus Black, Hawaiian Red and Australian Pink. James Worrell for TIME
Monday, Sep. 10, 2007 By NATHAN THORNBURGH
50 Cent pulled the title for his new disc from his birth name, which is Curtis James Jackson III. Patrick Fraser / Corbis Outline
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By MARION HUME / QUEENSHEAD
Sam Neill, with his wife, Noriko Watanabe Neill, and daughter, Elena, tends the land at Two Paddocks, their Central Otago family-run winery. Peter Hunt for TIME
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007 By LISA MCLAUGHLIN
Thursday, Sep. 13, 2007