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...where three key committee chairmen unveiled a health measure that has a public plan and puts new taxes on the wealthy - Emanuel's words stirred up painful memories from the early Clinton years. In 1993, House Democrats backed the President on an unpopular energy tax - based on the heat content of fuels, measured in British thermal units (BTUs) - then watched in shock as Clinton retreated from them when the Senate balked. That vote was one of the major factors behind the massive defeat House Democrats suffered in 1994, and some Representatives are wondering whether they might "get BTU'd" again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time for Obama to Step In? | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

...today's generation, medium and content are on equal footing. Should I decide to join Twitter, my first tweet would be this: "Nothing can replace face-to-face communication." Sherwin Diaz Castillo, Manila...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 7/13/2009 | See Source »

...reversal in Russia's economic fortunes is particularly painful. Since 1998 - the year of Russia's last financial crisis - the economy has expanded eight-fold. As oil prices rocketed, so did the country's self-confidence. Not content with presiding over the economic boom, then President (now Prime Minister) Vladimir Putin vowed to restore his country's great power status. Talk about a partnership with the West gave way to belligerent statements about a new Cold War. In the summer of 2008, Russian tanks trundled into Georgia. In early 2009, a dispute with neighboring Ukraine led Russia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe and Russia's Continental Rift | 7/13/2009 | See Source »

...borders and who are citizens of the state. Of course, one could argue that the most fundamentally dangerous thing about Leiberman is that he even has a proposal to deal with Israel’s Arab citizens in the first place, but the proposal itself, with its overtly racist content, takes the cake, hands down...

Author: By James K. Mcauley | Title: Dear Israel, Listen to France | 7/10/2009 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Little Quiz on Big Political Sex Scandals | 7/8/2009 | See Source »

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