Who Will Be Person of the Year 2008?

Barack Obama? Gordon Brown? Michael Phelps? Click through the pros and cons of our finalists for Person of the Year and vote for the candidates you think are most deserving.

Conspiracy Theories

Nov. 22 marks the 45th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald — at least, that's what the government wants us to think. A look at 10 of the world's most enduring conspiracy theories

The Year in Medicine 2008: From A to Z

TIME's annual alphabetical roundup of a sampling of those stories gives you an overview of the year behind and a hint of what might be in the one ahead.

The Luxury Index 2008

A complete guide to the people, places and products that are changing our perception of luxury while influencing and inspiring savvy consumers around the world

Audacious Acts of Piracy

On Nov. 15, Somali pirates seized a Saudi supertanker and $100 million worth of crude oil. TIME takes a look at the worst (or is it best?) pirates in history

Secret Service Code Names

The new First Family's codenames have been revealed. How do they stack up against some of history's better monikers?

Worst Cabinet Members

Sometimes those purported to be the best and the brightest are anything but. In the spirit of not making the same mistakes twice, TIME examines some of modern history's less-than-fabulous Cabinet appointments

Unfortunate Political One-Liners

Nov. 17 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of President Richard Nixon's his famous "I am not a crook" line at the height of the Watergate scandal. Flip through TIME's collection of other devastating political quotes

Bond Week

He's saved the world two dozen times, all the while flirting and cracking jokes, sipping martinis and playing cards. On the eve of Quantum of Solace, we take a look back at the age of Bond, James Bond

Patient Beware: 10 Most Common Hospital Mishaps

In the more than 20 years I've practiced orthopedic surgery, I have come to recognize some common problems that plague patients, many of which are generally preventable. Here are 10 pitfalls to avoid.

Best Cabinet Members

As the President-elect and his transition team think about whom to tap for top jobs in the Obama Administration, TIME looks back on a group of 20th-century Cabinet members who distinguished their offices

George Carlin Quotes

The Kennedy Center posthumously awarded this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to George Carlin. TIME takes a look at some of the legendary comedian's most memorable lines

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