There has rarely been a starker juxtaposition of evil and innocence than the moment President George W. Bush received the news about 9/11 while reading The Pet Goat with second-graders in Sarasota, Florida
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Crackdown on Uganda Protests Sparks Rumblings of a Revolution
What began as a series of peaceful protests against Uganda’s soaring inflation has turned increasingly bloody, with clashes between police and demonstrators in the capital Kampala on Friday leaving at least five dead, more than 100 injured and 700 in jail.
Syria Is Not Egypt, but Might It One Day Be Tunisia?
Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has yet to answer his people’s demands to step down, but echoes of that call are reverberating around the region.
A Cry for Leadership
Five years ago, on the eve of President Richard Nixon’s resignation, TIME published a 38-page Special Section on leadership.
Barack Obama’s Spiritual Journey
Two days after I won the democratic nomination in my U.S. Senate race, I received an email from a doctor at the University of Chicago Medical School
Minimum Wage Hike.: A Poor Idea During a Recession?
MINIMUM WAGE HIKEEVER since the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938 set up a federal minimum wage, there have been few public issues in the U.S.
South Viet Nam: The Queen Bee
The history of Viet Nam is full of heroines.
Sudan: Hearts, Minds and Helicopters
Washington watches nervously as Nimeiri battles a rebellion Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiri, 54, launched the new era by ceremoniously pouring a can of beer into the Nile. Five million dollars' worth of liquor followed, as thousands watched from the riverbank, chanting, “Wise decision, Gaafar.” Thus did Sudan pass under Islamic law this fall.
Manila: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours — Introduction
Truong Van Tran is proud to be an American. So proud that the Vietnamese refugee, 37, chose to give his two children not the ancestral surname of Tran but a certifiably American one, that of the first President of the U.S.
Mideast Diplomacy: Is Egypt Really Warming Toward Iran?
Reports of a thaw in Egyptian-Iranian diplomatic ties has created a stir in the Middle East, particularly in Egypt and its neighbor, Israel.