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Hamas' Recruitment Day

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

On February 3, 2010, thousands of young Palestinian men arrived at a police recruitment center in Gaza City. They each shared the same goal, to gain entry into the Hamas Police Academy.Photographs by Marco Longari / AFP / Getty

The Boy Scouts of America Turns 100

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

A century after its inception, one of the largest youth organizations maintains its relevance despite the challenge of membership decline

A Massive Blizzard Hits Washington, D.C.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

A storm dubbed the Snowpocalypse dumps more than two feet of snow on the nation's capital

Bye-Bye, Panda Tai Shan

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

Photographer Brooks Kraft's exclusive photos of the beloved panda bear on his way home to Chengdu, China, from the National Zoo in Washington

Werewolves Prowl the Movies

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

The tales behind 13 of Hollywood's most famous wolfmen

Photos: Robert Gates in Afghanistan

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

Photographer Lynsey Addario tours the war-torn country with Obama's Secretary of Defense

Robert Gates' Career in Government

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

The Secretary of Defense has an impressive public service resume

The Making of the Super Bowl Footballs

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

How the championship game balls are made, from start to finish

Haiti's Earthquake Destruction: TIME Exclusive Photographs

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

Pictures of the aftermath from Shaul Schwarz and Timothy Fadek, TIME's photographers on the groundWARNING: Some of the photographs that follow contain extremely graphic content

The Great Irrfan Khan

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST

He doesn't dance like a Bollywood matinee idol, nor does he sing like one. But that could be why Irrfan Khan is the Indian actor most likely to achieve global fame