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...supporters by dedicating himself to peace between Israel and Palestine; because he backed his words against nuclear-weapons proliferation with action to stop it; because he reminded Americans, with John Donne, that no man is an island and that poverty, despair and hunger anywhere diminish and indeed threaten those who are not poor, not hopeless and not hungry. Humility is fine, in the quiet of Obama's room, with his family, in private. But not in his public life - the life that he shares with all of us; the one to which we convey, for his allotted span...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Limits of Humility: How Obama Got It Right | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...that was the last time Lehigh would threaten until the fourth quarter, and the Crimson offense took advantage of the opportunities handed to it by the defense...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fired Up | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...news for consumers is that this legal battle may sap Skype's funding or even threaten its existence. Skype has more than 405 million subscribers who are able to make free and discounted calls around the globe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Skype Founders' Revenge Against eBay | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

...final letter, which the students presented to Uribe in person, garnered 30 signatures and stated that a third term for Uribe would “weaken the rule of law, as well as threaten the separation of powers of the Colombian state...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Locals, Students Protest Uribe's Speech | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

...weeks ago, Gaddafi submitted a proposal to the U.N. to abolish Switzerland and divide it up along linguistic lines, giving parts of the country to Germany, France and Italy. Although the motion was thrown out because it violates the U.N. Charter, which states that no member country can threaten the existence of another, some Swiss leaders are still concerned that Libya could use its yearlong presidency of the U.N. General Assembly, which began on Sept. 15, to keep up Gaddafi's vitriolic attacks on their country. (See the top 10 U.N. General Assembly moments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gaddafi's Oddest Idea: Abolish Switzerland | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

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