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...fair, it's hard to write music about the economy. No one has ever come out with a great "Invisible Hand" anthem or a theme song about price elasticity and wage rates. But that doesn't stop Young from trying; parts of his 2008 world-tour concerts were peppered with angry rants about the financial collapse. In November he even released his own plan for saving the U.S. auto industry. Young aimed to tackle "the issue of global warming from our automobiles while enhancing our national security and keeping Detroit working." Wow, did the Woodstock generation get boring, or what...
...Spirit. The one most revealing fact about Andrew Wyeth is his age: 46. His paintings may treat of age-old wisdom; his life speaks of free-spirited youth. He has a classic car, a Mark II Lincoln Continental, drives it with abandon. He drinks endless mugfuls of heady, homemade hard cider...
...dictate the coverage of Mexico's television giant, which is probably the most powerful media organization south of the Rio Grande. Earning about 75% of Mexico's broadcast advertising, Televisa has long had an overwhelming influence on the nation's political life. Presidents, lobbyists and rising politicians all fight hard for space on its nightly noticiero, which regularly breaks leading stories. "Televisa has the equivalent political clout of ABC, NBC and CBS combined," says Mexican media investigator Raul Trejo. "When the narcos threaten this organization, they are showing they see no limits in their power...
...leaders of Israel and Hamas examined the fine points of an Egyptian cease-fire proposal, Israeli forces pushed hard into central Gaza Thursday, striking more than 70 "enemy targets," officials said. But a few Israeli artillery shells went amiss, crashing into the United Nations compound and a hospital inside the besieged Palestinian territory. Dozens more civilians were killed, according to Palestinian hospital staff...
...people to a relentless hammering. Israeli media reported that three top Hamas commanders - Said Siam, the Interior Minister; security chief Salah Abu Shrek; and Mahmoud Watfah, head of the military wing - were killed in an air strike inside Jabaliya refugee camp. Israeli military sources told TIME that Siam, a hard-liner ranked third within the political hierarchy, had been on the list of targeted Hamas leaders since the 20-day-old operation began. "Hamas had promised us a big surprise when we entered Gaza, but the killing of Siam is the surprise we're giving them," exulted one senior Israeli...