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...opening moments of the offensive, it is too early to tell whether this counter-insurgency strategy will succeed. Recapturing Marja is the cornerstone of the Obama Administration's new "surge" of troops and civilian experts aimed to claw back towns and cities from the Taliban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. and Coalition Forces Strike a Taliban Bastion | 2/13/2010 | See Source »

...knew how to put on a show. In one, he sprayed models with paint as they walked; in another, he had them in rings of fire; in another, they were blood-spattered. Wild makeup and hair are runway standards, but McQueen put his models in those lobster-claw shoes Lady Gaga favors, as well as antlers. He gave his shows ribald names and once sent down a completely naked model carrying a transparent box of moths - which was then shattered, releasing the panicking winged insects. He mooned the audience and went out in a bunny suit (although...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alexander McQueen: Fashion Mourns an Icon | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

...good record on fighting poverty, and the media can be relied on to ignore him if he continues to work on that issue. He, among many others, went to Haiti this week, without cameras. John Edwards may never be liked again, but with a lot of effort, he could claw his way back to being ignored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can John Edwards' Dreadful Image Be Rehabilitated? | 1/23/2010 | See Source »

...based Optimal hedge funds. It moved fast to make good, offering to repay 100% of the sums invested. Santander says 94% of its Madoff victims have accepted, costing the bank $648 million at current exchange rates. It also returned $235 million to the Madoff estate in a settlement of claw-back claims with U.S. trustee Irving Picard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Santander: The Most Boring Bank in the World | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

...basics of TV aren't going to revert back to the flush 20th century days. Instead, NBC will focus not on inventing TV's next business plan but on trying to be one of the networks left standing when the old plan finally craps out. Simple tooth-and-claw survival: it's the oldest business model...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lessons of Leno: Why the Future Failed for NBC | 1/14/2010 | See Source »

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