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...party to keep its fragile coalition intact and to forge the most stable non-Congress government in India's history. The BJP has pushed through important reforms that have opened large parts of the Indian economy to private competition and foreign investment. The result has been a spectacular burst of economic growth; last year, the economy grew by more than 7%. Vajpayee's recent trip to Pakistan has also reconfirmed a feeling among many Indian Muslims that their Prime Minister is not a bigot. In Lucknow, Muslims say that they believe Vajpayee's sensitivity to their concerns stretches back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crafting a New Look | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...safe bet the herd of deer that wandered onto the grounds of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (J.P.L.) in Pasadena, Calif., last week had no idea what was going on when a team of scientists burst into a courtyard, cheering and high-fiving over the successful landing of the Spirit rover on the surface of Mars. If the deer wander back this week, they could see more of the same, that is if Spirit--which has been operating splendidly but has not yet budged from the safety of its landing platform--at last rolls cautiously down onto the red Martian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Return to Mars | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...merely slow the dangerous buildup of plaque in the arteries, super HDL reduced the size of the plaques--and did so in the dramatically short period of five weeks. The experimental drug also stabilized the plaques that remained and reduced their level of inflammation, making them less likely to burst. Though the study was too small to be definitive, it certainly stirred a lot of interest at the American Heart Association's meeting in November. After years of being preoccupied with lowering levels of LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, doctors and patients may soon be focusing on how to pump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: A to Z Guide | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...shopped dozens of classes, frequently burst into tears for no apparent reason and sometimes slept in her closet because “it felt safe...

Author: By Katharine A. Kaplan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Faces Mental Health Crisis | 1/12/2004 | See Source »

Within days after Saddam's capture, France, Germany and Russia announced their willingness to consider relieving Iraq's crushing debt burden. This was no burst of conscience about unrepayable billions lent Saddam to squander on grotesque palaces and grotesque weapons. This was the wind shifting America's way in Iraq--and the neutrals adjusting course accordingly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Farewell to Allies | 1/12/2004 | See Source »

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