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Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C.

At CPAC, It's Evening In America

The heirs to Ronald Reagan's conservative legacy gathered Thursday in a hotel ballroom to exchange variations on the dominant theme in today's Republican politics: It is evening in America

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CPAC 2011: What to Expect at the GOP's Annual Cattle Call

The Conservative Political Action Conference, a three-day carnival of Republican ladder-climbers and red meat throwers, convenes Thursday in Washington.

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TIME surveys the highs and lows, the good and the bad, of the past 12 months

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Front-Row Seat at the Reagan White House

TIME photographer Diana Walker recounts what it was like to cover the Great Communicator

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Top 10 Memorable State Dinner Moments

As President Obama and the First Lady prepare to host Chinese President Hu Jintao at an official state dinner, TIME takes a look back at other notable such meals.

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Miss America Then and Now

A look back at more than 80 years of the Miss America Competition

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For Electricity 2.0, a Short Circuit in Boulder

Getting the smart grid right is hugely important, not just for Boulder but for cities everywhere

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SHUKICHI HOKAMA, mayor of Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost island, which is close to territory disputed with China, and to which Tokyo may send 100 soldiers; currently, two policeman serve as the island's only security presence
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