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Representatives of the fishing industry around the world welcomed the news, but for environmentalists, the decision was a blow. "We're totally in shock," says Gemma Parkes, spokeswoman for the World Wildlife Federation. "And obviously very disappointed. This is a real setback for the survival of the bluefin." (See pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why a Proposed Ban on Bluefin Tuna Fishing Failed | 3/18/2010 | See Source »

But union leaders - perhaps still reeling from Obama's recent support for the decision to fire 93 teachers at a struggling school in Central Falls, R.I. - skewered the new White House plan, charging that it shifted an unfair burden onto educators. "We were expecting to see a much broader effort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education Reform: Obama's Bipartisan Issue? | 3/17/2010 | See Source »

White House aides, who are critical of the Supreme Court decision, say they worry that the recent change to election law could lead to whole new level of campaign-finance pressure. "The most alarming part of Citizens United is that theoretically insurance companies could go to members and say, 'Oppose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heated Health-Reform Ads Give Taste of Fall Campaign | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

For his part, Smith says he is trying to put the barrage of industry-funded ads and the phone calls in perspective. "Their opinions are very valid," he says. But the ads are unlikely to make a difference in his vote. Having previously voted for the House version of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heated Health-Reform Ads Give Taste of Fall Campaign | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

Less than three months later, there was another breakthrough. On Sept. 17, Obama scrapped the Bush Administration's plan to build a missile shield in Eastern Europe, which had been seen by Russia as a blatant military threat. Even Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was impressed. He had been icy toward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S.-Russia Relations: In Need of a New Reset | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

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