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...toward putting away their arms--and the U.S. is willing to listen. An account of the secret meeting between the senior insurgent negotiator and the U.S. military officials was provided to TIME by the insurgent negotiator. He says two such meetings have taken place. While U.S. officials would not confirm the details of any specific meetings, sources in Washington told TIME that for the first time the U.S. is in direct contact with members of the Sunni insurgency, including former members of Saddam's Baathist regime. Pentagon officials say the secret contacts with insurgent leaders are being conducted mainly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking with the Enemy | 2/20/2005 | See Source »

Some Democratic strategists see the opportunity for a more positive message. They suggest that the verdict will confirm a yearning among voters for a healer, a candidate who can bridge that divide-someone, say, like that fellow from Hope. But Bill Clinton is apparently not the top choice for the job. A TIME/CNN poll conducted last week shows that Americans see Powell as the most likely unifier, a figure who transcends race, not a politician who exploits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RIDING THE BACKLASH | 2/17/2005 | See Source »

...more than a decade, the U.S. and its allies have insisted that they would not allow Kim to acquire nuclear weapons, out of fear that he would sell nukes to anyone willing to pay for them and set off an Asian arms race. Pyongyang's declaration, while impossible to confirm, means Kim has probably realized his quest. A nuclear-armed North Korea means that President Bush's multilateral strategy for preventing Pyongyang from acquiring nukes has failed just as dramatically as Clinton's policy of direct engagement did a decade ago. It means that even when they are united, Beijing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Does North Korea Want? | 2/13/2005 | See Source »

Some fear that because Harvard does not require applicants to confirm their Native American heritages, students are exploiting tenuous connections in hopes of improving their admissions chances...

Author: By Lulu Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Native Americans Question Admissions | 2/10/2005 | See Source »

Frommer must also confirm each new listing as it is submitted to the site. She said she wasn’t sure how many requests she has received to date, but that she updates at least twice...

Author: By Jennifer X. Zhang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sophomore Starts Up Online Book Exchange | 2/3/2005 | See Source »

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