Friday, July 11, 2008

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

1. Is Osama Bin Laden Dying ... Again?

By Massimo Calabresi / Washington

A CIA assessment says the al-Qaeda leader may have only months to live. But past diagnoses have proven unreliable

2. My $650,100 Lunch with Warren Buffett

By Guy Spier

It's a high price to pay — but for one CEO, the steak, cherry Coke and master class in investment philosophy was worth it

3. Most Obnoxious Tourists? The French

By Bruce Crumley / Paris

Americans may be rude, but a new survey of attitudes toward foreign tourists shows that they're no match for the French

4. July 4: Will Smith's Holiday

By Richard Corliss

Hancock is no supermovie, says Richard Corliss. But critics are powerless against a star who merely has to show up on Independence Day for fans to line up

5. Bill Gates: PC Genius, Internet Fool

By Josh Quittner

As Bill Gates retires from Microsoft, Josh Quittner examines the legacy of the man who made Windows, but missed the Web

6. Your Laptop's Dirty Little Secret

By Bryan Walsh

If you knew where your cast-off high-tech hardware ended up — in toxic heaps in developing countries — you might think twice about snapping up the latest gewgaw

7. Colombia's Stunning Hostage Rescue

By Tim Padgett

The operation that freed Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans is a major victory for Colombia's President

8. This DVD Will Self-Destruct

By Sarah N. Lynch

A new business model — disposable DVDs — is taking aim at business travelers but taking hits from environmentalists

9. iPhone Apps: To Pay or Not to Pay?

By Anita Hamilton

Hundreds of new games and utilities will soon be available for Apple's iPhone. But many of them will cost you. Why?

10. America's Shrinking Groceries

By Kate Pickert

Faced with soaring production costs, food companies are resorting to the age-old practice of earning more by selling us less

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