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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...agents sight a smuggler's boat, it's game over - the feds' boats are faster, their drivers better trained and their guns bigger, Hill explains. Typically the smugglers just surrender, as their cell phones and BlackBerrys fly overboard. "The first thing we'll see are little black things going 'splash, splash, splash,'" he says. Should boats escape notice on the water, overnight lookouts now stand watch at Torrey Pines Beach. "It's cat and mouse," Hill says. "We watch them. They watch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watching for Immigrants Off California's Coast | 3/26/2009 | See Source »

...these finer points will not matter in the end. Over the past week, Obama has barnstormed the nation's televisions, with repeated town halls in California, a seat on Jay Leno's couch, a big 60 Minutes splash on Sunday, and now a prime-time press conference. Even those who eschew politics have most likely seen a clip or two of their President in charge, projecting confidence, explaining that things will get better. And for the White House, that is the message that matters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's 'Persistent' Presser: Message Accomplished | 3/25/2009 | See Source »

...blending is actually already sanctioned by the Paris-based International Organization of Vine and Wine and - curiously - is an accepted practice in France among a few high-end winemakers: a splash of red wine is the key to making pink champagne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War of the Rosé: French Winemakers vs. the E.U. | 3/21/2009 | See Source »

...That panic is felt by politicians and policymakers, who have slashed interest rates and hiked fiscal spending in an attempt to stimulate growth. In January, Taiwan's government doled out $2.6 billion in spending vouchers - or about $100 a person - to encourage consumers to splash out. The administration of President Ma Ying-jeou is also pushing a $14.7 billion program of infrastructure projects through the legislature, which includes funding for construction of better bridges and more subways. Singapore in January announced a $13.4 billion "Resilience Package" that will increase the country's budget deficit to a record level. Yet there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Losing Traction | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

Harvard women’s swimming and diving looks to make a splash tomorrow in East Meadow, N.Y. at the three-day Ivy League Championships. The Crimson (6-1, 6-1 Ivy) has been cruising through its season, losing only one meet to the reigning three-time Ivy League champion Princeton Tigers (7-0, 7-0). When Harvard faced the Tigers earlier this month, Princeton escaped by a narrow 22-point margin, and this weekend the Crimson is looking for revenge. Harvard is in an eerily familiar position heading into the weekend’s meet. Last year?...

Author: By Kerry E. Kartsonis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Looks To Topple Tigers for Title | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

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