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...British official. Nor does Blair. He's seen as an appendage to Bush, both because of Iraq and because he backed Israel in rejecting a quick cease-fire in Lebanon last summer. Then there are the shopworn policies the Prime Minister is advancing to fix Iraq: "a strong political compact to bring all parties together, with clear commitment to nonsectarian government and to democracy." The international community should also "build Iraqi governing capability" and "plug any gaps in training, equipment and command in control in the Iraqi army." Sure - and while we're at it, why not just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Running on Empty | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

...policy in Iraq depends largely on the ability of the elected government to forge a national unity compact that can end both the insurgency and the sectarian violence that continues to claim hundreds of casualties every week. And right now the signs of that government being able to achieve that goal are not looking good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq's Divide at the Top | 11/17/2006 | See Source »

...airport, you are out of luck with the eat.shop guides. But if you absolutely must find the best cowboy boots in Austin, Texas, a bait-and-tackle shop with high-design sensibilities in Providence, R.I., a Persian ice cream parlor in Hollywood or Japanese tapas in Brooklyn, N.Y., these compact urban guides may be for you. Each volume focuses on 90 locally owned shops or restaurants in cities from Portland, Ore., to Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Savvy Travelers | 11/12/2006 | See Source »

...compact rhymes play to her strengths by letting her vocal percussiveness step forward. On “Random 2,” Sov fires off “Gimme jus’ a minute and I’ll be in your vicinity / My words hurt you just like losin’ your virginity.” Nice line, maybe even good enough to absolve her from already having dropped it in the original “Random” a year...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CD Review: Lady Sovereign | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

...Spencer's first change was the easiest. She replaced all the household light bulbs with compact fluorescents and lost 8,500 pounds. Instead of using the clothes dryer, she hangs her wash outside and uses cold water in the washing machine. That shed another 2,500 pounds. She drives slower - ever accelerating past 55 miles per hour in her Honda Civic. Another 2,500 pounds lost, plus a boost in her mileage up to 39 miles per gallon. Finally, the family devised a new commute plan that enabled her husband and her daughter to ride their bikes to work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Low Carbon Diet | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

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