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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
3
Year in Review
Features
The Supreme Court’s Group Hug ..........5
by Jeffrey Rosen, TIME
Libertarians: A (Not So) Lunatic Fringe......6
by Nathan Thornburgh, TIME
Biofuels—The Next Great Source ..........7
of Energy?
by Clarence Lehman
Subprime Mortgages: A Catalyst for........8
Global Chaos
by Janet H. Clark
The Gulf States’ Construction Boom .......9
by John Duke Anthony
Chronology, July 2007–June 2008
Month by Month.......................11
Disasters, July 2007–June 2008
Month by Month.......................30
LifeonEarth ..........................188
Animals.............................188
Plants ..............................189
Geology.............................191
Preserving Nature ......................199
Health................................200
Diet and Exercise.....................207
World
The Ghosts of the Balkans ...............217
by Samantha Power, TIME columnist,
and the TIME staff
Countries of the World ..................218
FLAGS ............................. PLATES 1–6
MAPS ............................. PLATES 7–16
People
The TIME 100, 2008 .....................35
Celebrities and Newsmakers ..............37
Obituaries ..............................76
Rulers and Regimes ....................548
Populations ...........................562
Languages of the World .................564
Scholarship ...........................565
Religion ..............................567
The 2008 Annual Megacensus of
Religions............................568
Law&Crime ..........................574
Military Affairs .........................577
Awards
TIME’sTop100Films....................89
TIME’s Person of the Year, 1927–2007 .....90
Nobel Prizes ............................91
Special Achievement Awards .............104
Science Honors ........................110
United States
US Presidential Election of 2008..........579
by James Carney (McCain) and
Michael Weiskopf (Obama)
History ...............................581
UnitedStatesChronology..............581
Important Documents in US History .....584
Government ...........................596
The Presidency ......................596
The Supreme Court ...................624
TheCongress........................627
The Senate .......................627
The House of Representatives........630
Military Affairs .........................638
Population ............................645
TheStatesandOtherAreas..............653
State Government ......................682
Cities.................................687
LawandCrime.........................689
Society...............................696
Family..............................696
Education ...........................699
Nature, Science, Medicine, & Technology
Our Super-Sized Kids ...................117
by Jeffrey Kluger and Bryan Walsh, TIME
Time.................................119
TheUniverse ..........................127
Cosmogony..........................127
Constellations .......................129
Astronomical Phenomena for 2009 .....135
Measurements and Numbers ............154
Applied Science ........................165
Communications .......................166
Aerospace Technology ..................167
Space Exploration ....................167
Space Exploration Firsts ...............171
AirTravel..............................172
Meteorology ...........................174
Geologic Disasters .....................178
Civil Engineering .......................180
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T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
Business
The New President’s Economy Problem ....701
by Justin Fox, TIME
US Economy ...........................703
Energy..............................705
TravelandTourism .....................706
Employment...........................709
Consumer Prices .......................719
USBudget ............................721
USTaxes..............................724
Sport
Sporting Codes for Countries .............783
The Olympic Games ....................785
Special Olympics .......................849
Automobile Racing .....................849
Baseball..............................851
Basketball ............................856
Billiard Games .........................860
Bowling ...............................861
Chess................................863
Cricket ...............................864
Curling ...............................865
Cycling ...............................865
Football ..............................868
US.................................869
Canadian ...........................875
Australian...........................875
Rugby..............................875
Association Football (Soccer) ...........876
Golf ..................................880
Horse Racing ..........................886
IceHockey............................895
Marathon.............................898
Rodeo ................................901
Skiing................................902
Sled Dog Racing .......................906
Swimming ............................907
Tennis ................................912
Track & Field ..........................927
Volleyball .............................936
Weight Lifting..........................936
INDEX ....................................938
Arts, Entertainment, & Leisure
Hollywood’s 800-lb. Golden Gorilla ........727
by Richard Corliss, TIME
Motion Pictures ........................729
Academy Awards .....................729
Television.............................746
EmmyAwards .......................746
Theater ...............................749
TonyAwards.........................749
Encyclopædia Britannica’s
25 Notable US Theater Companies ....752
Music ................................752
GrammyAwards......................752
Encyclopædia Britannica’s
25 World-Class Orchestras ...........758
Encyclopædia Britannica’s
Top25OperaCompanies............759
Pageants .............................759
ArtsandLettersAwards.................761
Pulitzer Prizes .......................761
ArchitectureAwards ....................781
Special Honors ........................782
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