TIME Magazine -- U.S. Edition -- November 16, 2009 Vol. 174 No. 19

COVER

The State of Hillary: A Mixed Record on the Job (Cover)

She is the star of the Obama Cabinet and an international celebrity — and after nine months of staying out of the limelight, Hillary Clinton has arrived on the global stage. An intimate portrait of the diplomat and her world

Behind the Scenes with Hillary Clinton

TIME photographer Callie Shell travels with the Secretary of State on her diplomatic mission to Russia

ESSAY

Polarized News? The Media's Moderate Bias (Tuned In)

Right and left wing get all the attention. But centrist media bias is just as real, and more common

The Rebirth of the Republican Middle (Commentary)

Conservatives get the most attention as the GOP revives. But moderates in the Republican Party are rising too

Let's Bail Out the Pot Dealers! (The Awesome Column)

California's medical dispensaries are so well run that dime baggers don't stand a chance

WORLD

How the Beans of Egypt, Maine, Sprouted a Militia (Postcard: North Parsonsfield)

With a jumble of grizzly and wide-eyed allies from left, right and center, the novelist Carolyn Chute thinks of leading Maine out of the Union

Tuna: The Hidden Cost of the World's Priciest Fish (The Well / World)

The worldwide appetite for tuna is getting out of control, threatening the survival of one of the oceans' most magnificent creatures

Video: The Trouble with Tuna

An exporter in the Philppine port of General Santos City, says big yellowfin tuna is getting harder to catch because of overfishing

Photos: Scenes from the Tuna Trade

Tuna populations around the world are being fished more aggressively. Even General Santos, the so-called Tuna Capital of the Philippines, sashimi export and canneries have been hit by a downturn in the number of fish coming to port.

The Meaning and Mythos of Manny Pacquiao (The Well / Sports)

His power and smarts have helped revive a sport and made him a hero in the Philippines. But as he thinks about politics, can Manny Pacquiao be more than the best boxer in the world?

Photos: The Rise of Manny Pacquiao

A look at the Filipino boxer's career in and out of the ring

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Precious Review: Too Powerful for Tears (Movies)

Thanks to an array of outstanding performances, Precious is one of the year's most powerful films

Agassi Unstrung (Books)

In a new memoir, the tennis legend explains his tortured relationship with the sport. He aces it

Genesis: The Word According to R. Crumb (Books)

The obsessive cartoonist interprets Genesis, and climbs to the top of Amazon's Christian best-seller list

Disney's A Christmas Carol: A Scrooge for This Season (Movies)

There are scores of adaptations of Dickens' classic. But the new Robert Zemeckis version is peculiarly suited to our time

A Christmas Carol through Christmases Past

The new animated feature is the latest adaptation of the beloved Dickens classic — a look at Ebenezer Scrooge through the ages

Short List

TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK

SOCIETY

To Help the Kids, Parents Go Back to School (Life / Education)

Increasingly, cities are investing in programs that teach parents how to help their children at home

Room Service and a Shovel: The Rise of Voluntourism (Life / Travel)

Luxury hotels offer day trips to help vacationers connect with communities

Do 'Clean' Smells Encourage Clean Behavior? (Life / Social Norms)

Lady Macbeth will tell you: feeling physically clean can help you restore a pure conscience. Building on that notion, researchers used "clean" smells to inspire good deeds

The Odd Popularity of Mafia Wars (Life / Nerd World)

More people play Mafia Wars than live in Australia. Or maybe it's playing them

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