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The fact that DDT is still in house dust is a surprise to most people, since the pesticide was banned in the U.S. in 1972. But a house is a little like a living organism: once it absorbs a contaminant, it may never purge it completely. "Dust in our homes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's in Household Dust? Don't Ask | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Born in Beijing in 1955, Feng grew up during the tumult of China’s Cultural Revolution, in which Mao Zedong’s efforts to renew the nation’s spirit of revolution and purge intellectuals resulted in mass starvation and economic disaster.

Author: By Noah S. Rayman and Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Chinese Program Director Departs | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

Though U.S. policy subsequently shifted, and the Iraqi parliament has nominally watered down de-Baathification laws, the early effort to purge the old regime still haunts Iraqi politics. Last week, the Accountability and Justice Commission, the remnant of a de-Baathification committee set up by the Americans, banned 499 Iraqi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could a Sunni Candidates Ban Imperil Iraq's Election? | 1/19/2010 | See Source »

Spine of SteelAgainst a backdrop of a crippling statewide financial crisis and a national Republican Party civil war, Whitman is attempting her greatest balancing act yet: running for governor of the country's most populous state as a fiscally conservative, socially moderate woman. As an accomplished business executive, she claims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is California Sold on Governor Meg Whitman? | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

If you're the type of person who has trouble throwing anything out, then the job of collections reviewer at the University College London's museums might not be for you. The college is embarking upon a purge of its assorted collections, some 250,000 items in total, only 2...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: London Museum Asks Public What to Pitch | 11/14/2009 | See Source »

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