--- title: December 26th, 2005 | Vol. 166, No. 26 | U.S. description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/magazine/us/4513609/december-26th-2005-vol-166-no-26-u-s/ og:title: December 26th, 2005 | Vol. 166, No. 26 | U.S. og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ac2bb8c9ba10381/6988a820524fc02aaadf9ab0/time_20051226.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Back to the vault # December 26, 2005 | Vol. 166 No. 26December 26, 2005 | Vol. 166 No. 26  Issue name December 26th, 2005 | Vol. 166, No. 26 | U.S. Issue date December 26, 2005 Location U.S. Related categories [Influence](/vault/subject/influence/) [Person of the Year](/vault/subject/person-of-the-year/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/2005-12-26/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [The Good Samaritans](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142278,00.html)[The Constant Charmer](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142270,00.html)[Photos: In the Name of Love](https://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2016388,00.html)[Photos: Common Cause](https://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2016374,00.html)[From Riches to Rags](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142276,00.html)[Q&A](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142285,00.html)[When Opposites Attract](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142266,00.html)[Interview](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142283,00.html)[6 Tales of Courage](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142268,00.html)[The Year of Charitainment](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142281,00.html)[People Who Mattered 2005](https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2016788%5F2016757,00.html)[2005 Milestones: A Fond Farewell](https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2016788%5F2016476,00.html)[15 Who Had Their 15 Minutes of Fame](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142282,00.html)[Verbatim 2005](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142277,00.html)[New Threat to Iraq: Gridlock](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142284,00.html)[A Prius With Armor](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142286,00.html)[Milestones Dec. 26, 2005](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142287,00.html)[Why the New U.S. Torture Ban May Lack Teeth](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142289,00.html)[The Year in Buzzwords](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142292,00.html)[When Life Gives You Lemons ...](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142294,00.html)[The Good Samaritans](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142295,00.html)[Notebook: Numbers: Dec. 26, 2005](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142296,00.html)[It's Time to Pin a Few Medals ...](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142280,00.html)[12 Delights of Christmas](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142291,00.html)[Wrap Stars](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142267,00.html)[Doctor's Orders: Dec. 26, 2005](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142274,00.html)[Health: Resolutions](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142293,00.html)[Letters: Dec. 26, 2005](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142288,00.html)[The Year We Questioned Authority](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1142271,00.html) December 26th, 2005 | Vol. 166, No. 26 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"December 26th, 2005 | Vol. 166, No. 26 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/4513609/december-26th-2005-vol-166-no-26-u-s/"}]}]} ```