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...today's, Kennedy reached across party lines and appointed Republicans C. Douglas Dillon as Secretary of the Treasury and Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense. If the Democrats capture the presidency in 2008, they must reject the current Administration's extreme partisanship and adopt J.F.K.'s bipartisan approach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox: Jul. 16, 2007 | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...point of viral fund raising isn't just to drive up dollar totals. Campaigns are hoping that the personal approach will yield donors who feel more personally connected to a candidate--and who can later be converted into door knockers and phone bankers. And while big donors often contribute up front the maximum $4,600 allowed under the law ($2,300 apiece for the primary and general elections), smaller contributors can be tapped again, creating an ongoing relationship. "You can't look at it as a moment in time," Obama campaign manager David Plouffe says of the modest donations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Viral Marketing Campaign | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...Libby's was a case close to his heart, to say nothing of the heart of Libby's former boss Dick Cheney, who was known to feel that the conviction of his former chief of staff was an injustice in itself. So Bush decided on a measured approach to mercy: commute Libby's 30-month prison sentence without reversing his conviction or lifting the $250,000 fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easy Commute | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...That approach has frustrated opponents like the Roman Catholic Church--some U.S. dioceses have stopped adoption services altogether rather than comply with state funding rules that require them to allow gay adoption--and the conservative, Colorado-based group Focus on the Family. Bill Maier, Focus' vice president and chief psychologist, insists the practice "hurts children because it intentionally creates motherless or fatherless families," and he accuses child-welfare agencies of "a real biased push to normalize same-sex parenting." He adds, "I don't see any shortage of heterosexual parents willing to adopt." Although they say it's not linked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gay Family Values | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...doors down the street. "The guy with the knife could still be inside," says Stevenson as the officers wait for backup. Dogs are barking behind the house as though the offenders are fleeing over the back fence. The officers strap on pistols, and with a dog handler as backup, approach the house. A large, angry Polynesian man clad in a singlet and long baggy trousers opens the door. "Hey, you need a warrant," he yells as the officers walk into his house. "Not for this," says another officer. Another man, tall and thin, emerges and glares at the police, swearing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tribal Trouble | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

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