Attack in Algiers: A Warning to Europe

Since forming an alliance with Osama bin Laden, Algeria's Islamist rebels have grown more sophisticated and lethal — and ambitious

The Top 10 Everything of 2007

From the best movies to the worst business deals, 50 lists that sum up the year — and start all kinds of arguments

Can the Planet Be Saved in Bali?

Ten years after Kyoto, nations are wrestling once again over climate change. But big questions remain to be answered

Huckabee's Family Field General

Sarah Huckabee can't stand the cold. But she's one reason her dad's chances in Iowa are heating up

Led Zeppelin: Seems Like Old Times

The legendary group's eagerly awaited reunion concert proved again that few bands of any era rock harder

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Gauging the Oprah Effect

Ana Marie Cox asks: Are the people who flocked to her weekend rallies just Oprah fans — or Obama voters?



BLOGS

Swampland

McCain's "Path to Victory"

Sen. John McCain shows us why Powerpoint is the soccer mom of 2007.

Eye on Science

Girls Rule

For the first time, the top three winners of the Siemens high school science competition are female.

Tuned In

To Air Is Human

Delta Airlines has been using a short video to indoctrinate passengers about courtesy. Of course, some of the etiquette problems might be easier to deal with if planes weren't so damn cramped, no? Is it bad manners to say that?

THE PAGE

The Media's Fascination Continues

Mike Huckabee lands another magazine cover on the heels of his surge in the GOP race. Get details and your 24/7 political news on TIME's The Page


POSTCARD FROM...

Peshawar

Shooting Shoot-em-Ups in a Tough Town

The Pakistani border town known for its gun-toting jihadists also has its share of gun-toting matinee idols. But the Taliban has put them out of work

Hong Kong

How Hong Kong's Graffiti Artists Are Cleaning Up

New technology allows graffiti artists to ditch spray paint for laser projections

QUOTES OF THE DAY

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  • ANDREA CHANCELLOR
  • spokesperson for Public Service Co. of Oklahoma, on the winter storm that swept through the region and knocked out electricity for 600,000 state residents

Special Report

50 Top 10 Lists of 2007

Top 10 Scientific Discoveries

From stem-cell breakthroughs to distant supernovas to the mapping of human DNA, here are the biggest Eureka! moments of 2007