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TIME.com's Top 10 Most Popular Stories

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#1. Baby Einsteins: Not So Smart After All New research finds that brain-stimulating DVDs may not help but actually hinder babies' language development. #2. The Imus Fallout: Who Can Say What? When Don Imus used a racial slur against a college basketball team, it was clear he crossed a line. What's unclear is, Where's the line, and who can cross it? #3. Oprah vs. James Frey: The Sequel The editor of A Million Little Pieces says that her author got a raw deal from the "mean and self-serving" TV host. #4. Cue Disaster, Cut to Schwarzenegger The governor projects both command and compassion together with a dollop of competence — just like his movies. #5. Kerry's Regrets About John Edwards In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, political consultant Bob Shrum talks about his work for both Edwards and Kerry, and Kerry's second thoughts about his choice for veep. #6. Meet Angelina's Boy: Pax Thien Jolie The three-year-old Vietnamese orphan cried at

Top 10 Religion Stories

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#1. The Mother Teresa Revelations Once the shock of Doubleday's August disclosure — that Teresa's private letters testified that she could not sense her beloved God for most of her last half-century — had abated, more serious questions could be joined. Did her epic "dryness" make her a greater saint or some kind of self-deceiver? Does faith consist merely of God's felt presence; and if not, how long can faith truly continue without it? #2. Democrats Embrace Religion and Mitt Romney Channels JFK After what seems like decades of "not getting it," someone programmed a Bible concordance into Democrats' teleprompters. Suddenly it feels typical, rather than odd, that Senator Hillary Clinton would attend an AIDS conference at an evangelical megapastor's church and talk about her prayer practice. The rubber will hit the road if one of the Dems gets elected, and has to make some decisions about the many faith-based initiatives established by his or her

Windows

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Top 20 Viewed Articles 1 [February 5, 2002] Common .pst File Questions Sue Mosher addresses some of the inevitable questions that Outlook users eventually ask about Personal Folders (.pst) files. Windows IT Pro — Sue Mosher 2 [ January 2004 ] The Memory-Optimization Hoax Don't believe the hype. At best, RAM optimizers have no effect. At worst, they seriously degrade performance. Windows IT Pro — Mark Russinovich 3 [ February 2001 ] Command Prompt Tricks One reader shares his tip for setting up the command prompt to reflect a remote path. Windows IT Pro — Readers 4