Australia's New Order (Australian Election)
Taking a cautious step to the left, voters end more than a decade of conservative rule to elect a Labor government

Hope and Glory for Australia's Labor Party (Australian Election)
Laborites share with their leader a momentous night and the return of some old-style rhetoric

Goodnight, John Howard, and Good Luck (Australian Election)
Party faithful bid a tear-soaked farewell to their diehard P.M. and fret about the future


What Makes Us Moral
Morality and empathy are writ deep in our genes. Alas, so are savagery and bloodlust. Science is now learning what makes us both noble and terrible — and perhaps what can make us better

Jerusalem Divided
Our correspondent's personal guide to the city where Arabs and Israelis somehow have to find a way to get along


Obama's Iowa Surge
The Illinois Senator is fired up--most of the time. Will his momentum in Iowa set up a showdown?


The Year in Medicine From A to Z
The new stem-cell breakthrough is the scientific bulletin of the year, but 2007 provided a whole alphabet of medical news, as TIME's A-to-Z guide shows


Coppola, Take 2.
The director of some of the most revered movies in cinema history talks about why he wants to go back and start all over again


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