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...largely characterized by hand-wringing, worrywart American élites (save for Tommy Franks) who opined that Iraq is a disaster. Those who live in the Middle East and have a direct investment in democracy, however, see the value of the U.S.'s hard-fought quest to stabilize Iraq, defeat Islamic terrorism and bring liberty to oppressed peoples. Our Founding Fathers would be proud of the latter and disgusted by the former. Kelly Wood Bozeman, Montana, U.S. I have one question for George W. Bush & Co. Why did they choose Iraq and not Saudi Arabia - one of the worst offenders regarding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 4/11/2006 | See Source »

...final result, the story for now is still all about Silvio. The Prime Minister?s shoot-from-the-hip style of politics and oversized presence on the public stage managed to make up ground in the final weeks after polls had suggested he was headed toward a humiliating defeat. Though he has largely failed to deliver on promises to remake his country's outdated economic system, Berlusconi?s real victory may be that Italian politics-across the spectrum-will never be the same again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Berlusconi on the Brink | 4/11/2006 | See Source »

...largely characterized by hand-wringing, worrywart American élites (save for Tommy Franks) who opined that Iraq is a disaster. Those who live in the Middle East and have a direct investment in democracy, however, see the value of the U.S.'s hard-fought quest to stabilize Iraq, defeat Islamic terrorism and bring liberty to oppressed peoples. Our Founding Fathers would be proud of the latter and disgusted by the former...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 17, 2006 | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

...What's more, even if he could defeat the amendments, any bill the Senate passed would have to go into a conference committee with the House - which wants to build a wall along much of the U.S.-Mexico border, criminalize all illegal immigrants in the U.S., and dramatically increase the penalties against those who help them, from businesses to churches. Looking several moves ahead in a game of legislative chess, Reid feared that the conference would produce something that looked more like the House bill, which currently has no amnesty provisions for making current illegals citizens, than the Senate version...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Immigration Deal Flopped | 4/7/2006 | See Source »

Princeton last beat Harvard in a 2001 dual race in New Jersey, and the two teams will meet up on April 16th in their first showdown since last season’s IRA final. The Crimson has not surrendered a dual race since its defeat to Princeton five seasons ago and has not lost to the Tigers on the Charles since Parker became head coach in 1963. Still, No. 1 Princeton will likely be the favorite in the season’s early matchup...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PREVIEW: ‘Underdog’ Looks to Erase Doubts | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

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