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...belief in Jesus the only way to get to heaven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions For Katharine Jefferts Schori | 7/10/2006 | See Source »

...German firms that is building an underwater gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany. Roland Götz, head of the Russia department at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin, says German dependence on Russian energy supplies will increase, in part because of a growing belief that Russia "is the best alternative to the Middle East. If something happens in Saudi Arabia we are powerless. But Russia is cooperative in many cases. Europe has considerable influence on Russia." Ambiguity To an extent, there's some hypocrisy in Western fears about Russia's energy sector. Jonathan Stern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crude Power | 7/2/2006 | See Source »

Roosevelt had previously confided in Mahan his belief that the U.S. should push Spain out of not only Cuba but also the Philippines, though at the time acquiring the Philippines was by no means a goal of the McKinley Administration. Ten days after the Maine went down, on a late Friday afternoon when Long was temporarily out of the office, his dynamic assistant cabled instructions to Admiral William T. Sampson in the Caribbean and Commodore George Dewey in Hong Kong to prepare for decisive action. Long, though by his own account somewhat bemused, did nothing later to counter those orders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Birth Of A Superpower | 6/25/2006 | See Source »

...consisting of all 16 of the U.S. Navy's modern battleships. They were embarked on what would be a 46,000-mile, 14-month cruise around the world. Here was showing the flag, indeed. Almost a century later, that voyage is still regarded as the apotheosis of Roosevelt's belief in naval power as an instrument of national policy. The stately procession across the Pacific and then through the Indian Ocean, Suez Canal and Mediterranean before returning to the Atlantic seaboard was an impressive logistical feat, even if it confirmed to the U.S. Navy the limited endurance of the older...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Birth Of A Superpower | 6/25/2006 | See Source »

...Leadership matters. Confident in his own powers of judgment and persuasion, Roosevelt believed in "immediate and rigorous executive action" in times of crisis. And whether they agreed with him or not, Americans knew where this human dynamo stood on the great issues of his time. Driven by a fervent belief in the Declaration of Independence, he drew strength from his faith that all Americans "stand on the same footing," as human beings worthy of respect. And like all great leaders, he inspired those he led, turning his convictions into theirs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lessons from a Larger-than-Life President | 6/25/2006 | See Source »

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