<link>http://topics.newsweek.com/</link> <description/> <item> <title>The Science of How We See Obama's Skin Color http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thegaggle/archive/2009/11/23/the-science-of-how-we-see-obama_2700_s-skin-color.aspx 2009-11-23T15:21:15Z copyright PNAS. When it comes to the policies and politics of Barack Obama, it's no secret that liberals and conservatives donare. So to test this we gathered up a bunch of photos of Barack Obama and digitally altered them to create a version where his The Takeaway From 'The Takeaway': Five Easy Subject Changes to Avoid Thanksgiving Fights http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thehumancondition/archive/2009/11/23/five-easy-subject-changes-to-avoid-thanksgiving-fights.aspx 2009-11-23T07:30:21Z Today on Public Radio International's morning show, The Takeawa y, host John Hockenberry, Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley, and I discussed how to avoid family fights during Thanksgiving. As I mentioned on the show, some amount of discord may be inevitable this year: from health care to Channeling the Gipper http://www.newsweek.com/id/223785 2009-11-21T12:00:00Z For inspiration, Obama looks to Reagan. The ‘Palinization’ Of Palin http://www.newsweek.com/id/223803 2009-11-21T12:00:00Z Women, politics, and the media. The First ‘Pacific President’? http://www.newsweek.com/id/223821 2009-11-21T12:00:00Z Inflation is not only a monetary matter. Bearing Witness to Totalitarianism http://www.newsweek.com/id/223820 2009-11-21T12:00:00Z They warned him not to talk. When Maziar Bahari was finally freed after 118 days in an Iranian prison on phony espionage charges, he was instructed never to speak of what had happened in jail. If he told his story, his interrogator said, he would be hunted down. "We can put people in a bag no The Road to Recovery http://www.newsweek.com/id/223784 2009-11-21T12:00:00Z Is Obamanomics a boon or a bane? A debate over the president's policies. The Prize is India http://www.newsweek.com/id/223794 2009-11-21T12:00:00Z A relationship Obama should nurture. ‘How Do You Solve A Problem Like Sarah?’ http://www.newsweek.com/id/223850 2009-11-21T12:00:00Z Your cover image was clearly intended to erode her credibility by placing her in the role of a sex object. Larry Hillis, Moab, Utah Sarah Palin is a college-educated mother and former mayor, governor, and VP candidate. She deserves a respectful discourse of her political views and professional Deal or No Deal http://www.newsweek.com/id/223827 2009-11-21T12:00:00Z The 192 countries flocking to Copenhagen next month won't reach consensus on climate change. That won't stop them from acting alone.