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That rejection extends to Western demands for Afghan women to have basic rights. Listen to Abdul Wahid, 26, a Taliban member jailed for his involvement in a car-bomb blast that claimed several lives. Wahid says compromise on the establishment of Islamic law is out of the question - and to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking with the Taliban: Easier Said Than Done | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

Cooley never forgot the tragedy, but his confidence didn't waver. "I don't know why, but I was never afraid to jump," he once said. That's uncommon nerve, even by the standards of men who leap into flames.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earl Cooley | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

We are all puritans now. over the past two years, Americans have largely stopped spending more money than we had and running up credit-card tabs we couldn't pay off. To a great extent, we've been hectored into behaving more like our parsimonious Pilgrim forebears, whose expression of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moment | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

"You don't need a title to make a difference," declared Sarah Palin on Oprah Winfrey. Well, yes and no. Palin resigned as governor of Alaska last summer, but she came with a title: Going Rogue, the title of her new political calling card, autobiography and score settler.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Survivor: Alaska | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

Still, a public figure could get used to the freelance life. Through her book (and Facebook), Palin gets to control her story. The interviews don't involve pop quizzes. And at a reported $5 million for Going Rogue, the paydays are lush. November 2012 is three years off, an eternity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Survivor: Alaska | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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