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Senator John McCain speaks at a town hall meeting.

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McCain's Foreign Policy Frustration

By JOE KLEIN

While Obama moves elegantly through the Middle East, the pillars of McCain's bellicose regional policy are collapsing

LeBron James' Olympic Mission http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1214055407/bclid1342094282/bctid1683827951

The NBA star talks to TIME's Sean Gregory (and shoots hoops with him too), as he prepares to lead America's Redeem Team in Beijing

How Sudan Was Brought to Court

By ELIZABETH RUBIN

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Courts, charged a sitting president with genocide. But getting to do that was fraught with big power politics

Facebook: Movement or Business?

By JOSH QUITTNER

At the company's annual conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg had lofty words for the mission of his social network. But Facebook still has one thing on its mind: advertising

Berlin Awaits the 'Next JFK'

By STEPHANIE KIRCHNER

Amid record levels of anti-American sentiment, the Democrat will likely get the warmest reception in Berlin since Kennedy

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Swampland

By Karen Tumulty

In the past few minutes, scores of people — some wearing Obama t-shirts and chanting "Yes we can" — have gathered to see if they can catch a glimpse of him.

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9 Kid Foods to Avoid

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