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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 174 No. 21
COVER
Can These Parents Be Saved?
(The Well / Society)
Overparenting got way out of control in the past generation. But now a band of rebels is trying to restore some balance and sanity to family life and help bring all those anxious helicopter parents down for a soft landing
NATION
The Fall of Greg Craig, Obama's Top Lawyer
(Nation) How Obama's lawyer sparked a battle royal when he tried to keep some of the President's campaign promises in the war on terrorism
How One Army Town Copes With Post- Traumatic Stress (Nation)
Posttraumatic stress can terrorize veterans, their families and military communities. How one Navy veteran and one Army town is coping
Photos: An Army Town Copes with PTSDHome to Fort Carson and many returning vets, Colorado Springs has endured a rash of murders committed by vets returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
ESSAY
Survivor: Alaska
(Tuned In) Sarah Palin turned campaign 2008 into reality TV. Now she's trying to launch a second act in the media
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
When picking godparents for our son, we realized blood is thick but Wu is thicker
WORLD
Postcard from Dearborn
Islamic communities nationwide are struggling to deal with the aftermath of the Fort Hood massacre. In America's most Muslim city, fears of a backlash
Can an Eagle Hug a Panda?
There's no great wall between the economies of China and the U.S. Why both nations need each other
Talking with the Taliban: Easier Said Than Done (The Well / World)
There are those who say it's the fastest way out of Afghanistan. But it's easier said than done
LETTERS
Inbox
(Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel
(Books) Piecing together Nabokov's last novel, The Original of Laura
The Waste Land (Movies)
Cormac McCarthy's postapocalyptic novel The Road is beautiful on film but no less bleak
Hollywood Tips to Survive the ApocalypseRebecca Keegan meets Viggo Mortensen, star of The Road, and gets tips from the movie's stunt directors to learn how to survive a major disaster
Broken Embraces: Death Becomes Almodóvar and Cruz (Movies)
In Pedro Almodóvar's new film, Penélope Cruz plays an actress gone but not forgotten
School of Rock (Music)
Hall of Fame greats unite to make occasionally great music
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
BUSINESS
Riding the Waves of Irrational Behavior
Believers in financial-market cycles can seem a little nutty. That doesn't mean they're wrong
Troubling Rise of Facebook's Top Game Company
The meteoric and controversial rise of the company whose games you play on Facebook
SOCIETY
Fat Fees and Smoker Surcharges: Tough-Love Health Incentives
(Life / Health Care)
More states adopt tough-love wellness initiatives
Can Top Chef TV Dinners Live Up to Billing? (Food)
Schwan's Home Service is selling frozen Top Chef dishes. Can reality live up to reality TV?
For Churches, Beefed-Up Security Is a Mixed Blessing (Religion)
Soft targets for theft and violent crimes, congregations struggle to balance safety and serenity
Pop-Up Shops (Cash Crunch)
More brands are turning vacant retail space into temporary stores. How companies, and consumers, can win
Power of One
To recycle is good, but to reuse is better. Freecycle's Deron Beal tells how he started finding homes for millions of people's stuff
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Zac Efron
The High School Musical star grows up in Me and Orson Welles, out Nov. 25. Zac Efron will now take your questions
NOTEBOOK
The Moment
Black Friday: New York City
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
The Deference Debate (White House Memo)
In foreign policy, does making nice lead to making progress?
Verbatim (Briefing)
Spotlight: New Mammogram Guidelines
Earl Cooley (Milestones)
Yuri Zarakhovich (Briefing / Milestones)

Me and Orson Welles: Zac Efron Takes the Stage
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Obama's Half Brother, a Kenyan American in China
The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
A Brief History of White House State Dinners
Airline Bag Fees: As High as the Cost of a Seat?
Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?
Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?