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...candidate by rival Shi'ite leaders who expected him to be a weak prime minister, he surprised the country by consolidating power, reaching out beyond his Shi'ite base and embracing the cause of national unity. Still, Maliki's State of Law coalition has significant weaknesses. Though untouched by scandal himself, the Iraqi government is notoriously corrupt, and voters remain unhappy about the lack of services such as electricity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq's Election: Can It Pull a Country Together? | 3/6/2010 | See Source »

...term representative from New York's 15th district, announced he would temporarily relinquish his stewardship of the powerful tax-writing body in the wake of an ethics investigation that found he violated protocol by accepting corporate-funded trips to the Caribbean. The decision came on the heels of scandal-scarred New York Governor David Paterson's announcement that he will not run for re-election in the fall. The synchronized setbacks of two longtime Harlem leaders have prompted a flurry of obituaries for the Harlem dynasty, which for decades has been the unquestioned nerve center of black politics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rangel, Paterson and the Fall of a Harlem Dynasty | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

...idea that Citigroup has paid back its [Troubled Asset Relief Program] money is a charade orchestrated by the government to allow an insolvent bank to pay big bonuses," says Christopher Whalen, who follows Citi and other banks at Institutional Risk Analytics. "It's a scandal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Citi and the Government: Still a Close Relationship | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

...Muslim, he appeared to lead the life of a normal teenager - he even played quarterback on an American football team. Things changed, however, when he started visiting an Islamic center in the southern city of Neu-Ulm and found himself outraged over the photos of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq and the terror suspects being held at Guantanamo Bay. "This Islamic center was a meeting place for young Muslims and they felt a sense of belonging and security there," says Thomas Wandinger, a security expert at Munich's Institute of Politics and International Studies. (See pictures from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany Convicts Men Who Plotted 'Second 9/11' | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

While most students are hunched over their desks, sweating over Stat 100 psets, a unique group on campus gathers together to investigate issues like the height of slam dunk contestants or Tiger’s return from scandal. Founded in 2006, the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective is a student-run organization with the goal of researching sports strategy and management. “The only difference, I’d say, between us and the average fan is that we test our ideas after we talk about them,” explained co-president David M. Roher...

Author: By Natalie duP. C. Panno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scrutinizing Sports | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

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