And he looks away he pretends to be too lost in thought to help out.

NEWYORKER: Noon

Now judged to be too moderate, he lost his long-time job as interior minister, but was nonetheless thought to be in line to be speaker of parliament (Iran's third-most-important post, after the supreme leader and the president) after the election.

ECONOMIST: The people against the mullahs

Last night the top remaining seeds in both conferences ( Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers) lost on their home courts to teams many thought would be knocked out in the first round ( Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks).

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People who thought that art had lost its power to shock must be rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

ECONOMIST: X-rated art at the Royal Academy

With all the news about the lost or stolen iPhone 4g, I thought it might be a good time to take a ride in the Cell Phone Time Machine.

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