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But its Old Guard secular establishment is now backing a lawsuit aimed at banning the democratically elected AKP, casting a shadow over Turkey's prospects, at least in the short term. The suit seeks to bar the party and its members from political activity for allegedly violating Turkey's constitutional...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Istanbul's Economic Tension | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

McCain has said his major economic emphasis will focus on stimulating the economy by continuing President Bush's tax cuts, slashing the corporate tax rate and reducing wasteful federal spending, which he said would be accomplished by banning congressional earmarks and reviewing efficiency of the cabinet-level agencies. He says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain Sells the Caring Conservative | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

"This is a typical Sudanese band," says Omar Yahia, 50, the proprietor of Papa Costa's restaurant, "one of twenty that used to exist. They would play live and compete with each other more than thirty years ago." That was before the Islamists seized control of Sudan, all but banning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Hotel California' in Osama's Old Stamping Ground | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

So the likely upshot of banning plastic is an increase in the use of paper bags, which cost more energy to produce and take up more space than plastic. Supposedly, paper is better anyway, because it has a higher recycling rate than plastic—around 20 percent versus a...

Author: By Juliet S. Samuel | Title: Unsustainable Environmentalism | 4/16/2008 | See Source »

And most importantly, a ban is the one sure way to stop progress in its tracks. Modern plastic bags are the most environmentally friendly yet: They thinned down a third between 1977 and 1990, and have even started to appear in biodegradable form (at least these compostable bags are exempt...

Author: By Juliet S. Samuel | Title: Unsustainable Environmentalism | 4/16/2008 | See Source »

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