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THEWEEK.COM is a trademark owned by Felix Dennis.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:10 -0500Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:10 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/103123/Estimating_the_cost_of_new_troops_in_Afghanistan_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/103123/Estimating_the_cost_of_new_troops_in_Afghanistan_and_moreThe White House has been using a formula that assumes a cost of $1 million per soldier for each year of deployment in Afghanistan.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102831/A_bastion_of_millionaires_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102831/A_bastion_of_millionaires_and_moreThere are 237 millionaires in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102512/Fertility_rates_in_developing_world_drop_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102512/Fertility_rates_in_developing_world_drop_and_moreHigher living standards and rising levels of women’s education have dramatically cut fertility rates in the developing world.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.theweek.com/article/index/102245/Bloomberg_85_million_Thompson_6_millionhttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/102245/Bloomberg_85_million_Thompson_6_millionNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent $85 million of his own money on his re-election bid; his opponent, City Comptroller William Thompson, has spent $6 million.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101960/335_of_married_women_earn_more_than_husbands_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101960/335_of_married_women_earn_more_than_husbands_and_moreAmong all married couples, 33.5 percent of the women make more than their husbands.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101675/Public_pension_funds_lost_1_trillion_in_market_crash_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101675/Public_pension_funds_lost_1_trillion_in_market_crash_and_morePublic pension funds set up for retiring teachers, police, and other municipal workers lost $1 trillion in the recent market crash.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101387/Whats_in_the_beef_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101387/Whats_in_the_beef_and_morePrepackaged ground beef and hamburger patties are an amalgam of various fatty scraps and trimmings from multiple slaughterhouses.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/101096/Social_Security_applications_up_by_23_percent_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/101096/Social_Security_applications_up_by_23_percent_and_moreApplications to begin Social Security retirement payments are up 23 percent this year.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100841/Chronic_hunger_touches_more_than_1_billion_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100841/Chronic_hunger_touches_more_than_1_billion_and_moreAccording to the United Nations, the number of people suffering chronic hunger worldwide will exceed 1 billion this year for the first time in human history.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100580/Islamic_groups_begin_to_target_gays_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100580/Islamic_groups_begin_to_target_gays_and_moreMore than 130 gay Iraqi men have been murdered since the beginning of the year by hard-line Islamic groups that specifically target gays.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100351/Construction_at_World_Trade_Center_languishes_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100351/Construction_at_World_Trade_Center_languishes_and_moreOf the five skyscrapers planned for the site of the World Trade Center in New York, only one, the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower, has risen above street level.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/100120/Disillusioned_Floridans_pack_up_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/100120/Disillusioned_Floridans_pack_up_and_moreFlorida lost 58,000 residents over the past year, the first time in a century that it has lost population.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99774/An_abundance_of_lobbyists_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99774/An_abundance_of_lobbyists_and_moreThere are 3,300 registered lobbyists working the halls of Congress on health-care reform legislation.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99538/Congressional_travels_during_the_August_recess_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99538/Congressional_travels_during_the_August_recess_and_moreSeveral members of Congress are traveling abroad during the August recess so they can "discuss" and "investigate" crucial issues with their foreign peers.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99331/Fewer_people_tune_into_Presidents_press_conferences_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99331/Fewer_people_tune_into_Presidents_press_conferences_and_moreThe television audiences for President Obama’s four prime-time press conferences have gotten progressively smaller since he assumed office.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/99116/Turnout_for_the_2008_presidential_election_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/99116/Turnout_for_the_2008_presidential_election_and_moreFor all the attention generated by the historic 2008 presidential election, the percentage of eligible voters who actually cast ballots declined for the first time in 12 years.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98898/States_close_rest_areas_to_save_money_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98898/States_close_rest_areas_to_save_money_and_moreTo save $9 million, Virginia is closing 19 of its 42 highway rest areas.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98674/Fewer_couples_file_for_divorce_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98674/Fewer_couples_file_for_divorce_and_moreHard economic times have produced a major drop in the number of people filing for divorce.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98450/Sales_of_Jacksons_albums_top_the_charts_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98450/Sales_of_Jacksons_albums_top_the_charts_and_moreIn the week following Michael Jackson’s death, the three top-selling albums in the U.S. were all his.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400http://www.theweek.com/article/index/98064/Obamas_communications_track_record_and_morehttp://www.theweek.com/article/index/98064/Obamas_communications_track_record_and_morePresident Obama’s aggressive communications strategy has yielded an impressive number of speeches, press conferences, and interviews during his first five months in office.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400