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A Brief History of White House State Dinners

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:00 EST

Since the 19th century, U.S. presidents have honored foreign heads of state with grand parties in the State Dining Room

Severe Floods Hit the U.K.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:00 EST

A record amount of rainfall over a 24-hour period in England sees hundreds of people evacuated.

An Auction of Michael Jackson Items

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:00 EST

A fascinating trove of items related to the former singer goes up for sale in New York CityPhotographs by Tom Schierlitz for TIME

An Army Town Copes with PTSD

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:00 EST

Home 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 AfghanistanPhotographs by Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network for TIME

Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:00 EST

The Italian Prime Minister has used the power of sex to build a flourishing business and political careerPhotographs by Nina Berman / Noor for TIME

GuantÁnamo's Last Days

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:00 EST

As the Obama Administration prepares to finalize details on closing the controversial military prison, here is a rare glimpse of the life of detainees and guards behind the wirePhotographs by John Moore / Getty

The Velvet Revolution 20 Years Later

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:00 EST

Czechs and Slovaks alike have been marking the Velvet Revolution that brought down the Communist government of the then-Czechoslovakia. TIME looks back at the events of 1989 as well as the anniversary itself

President Obama Visits Asia

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:00 EST

A gallery of the President's first tour of the critical region

A Brief History of U.S. Presidents in China

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:00 EST

From Nixon's historic 1972 visit to Obama's town hall meeting in Shanghai, TIME examines Presidential trips to China

Photos: Global Warming Threatens Penguins

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST

How rising temperatures and melting ice have affected the habitats of five species of the swimming birds