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And so, after shooting down the missile, the three companies' p.r. shops deployed superlatives in close formation. Lockheed boasted that the test "validates the effectiveness of this revolutionary technology." Northrop declared the laser's "unprecedented mobility, precision and lethality" will lead to "game-changing technology for our military forces." Boeing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Star Wars Boosters Fired Up by Laser Show | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

Gates wasn't impressed by the scheme. "After more than a decade of research and development, we have yet to achieve a laser with enough power to knock down a missile ... more than 50 miles from the launchpad - thus requiring these huge planes to loiter deep in enemy airspace to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Star Wars Boosters Fired Up by Laser Show | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

Far from the stereotypical image of Dr. Feelgoods acting with total disregard for their patients' health, Pinsky says, most doctors who get into trouble with celebrity clients mean well but are in over their heads. "It's not as simple as it seems, and it needs to change. If you...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Jackson's Health: Why Do Doctors Coddle Celebrities? | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

However, Arthur Caplan, Ph.D., director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, doesn't think the trial will have much consequence for the questionable doctors who are enlisted by celebrities when they can't get aboveboard practitioners to pander to their needs. "Even with those tough charges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Jackson's Health: Why Do Doctors Coddle Celebrities? | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

Meanwhile, Obama's left flank has deserted him too. Liberals believe the President has already wasted too much time trying to woo a cynical opposition that cares only about dragging him down. Warriors on both sides have rushed to the mattresses to win every petty squabble and 15-minute news...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Obama Rebuild Bipartisan Trust? | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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