The Fort Hood Killer: Terrified ... or Terrorist?
When an Army major turns mass murderer on America's largest military base, it fuels the worst fear of terrorism experts: Are lone wolves who don't need an al-Qaeda training camp the new threat to homeland security?


The India Model
If India can show that a democracy can provide rapid human development, the whole world will benefit

The 50 Best Inventions Of the Year
From a rocket of the future to a $10 million lightbulb, here are TIME's picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year


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