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...doubted Wen's sincerity or sympathy for the victims. He has long been the human face of the country's Communist Party. But there was also little doubt that Wen was acutely aware that the survival of the regime may depend on its handling of crises. Having discarded its Marxist-Leninist ideology, the government is increasingly reliant on public approval for its legitimacy. Netizens responded rapturously to Wen's TV appearances: "I couldn't help crying when I saw the pictures of Premier Wen in the stricken region," wrote one poster in a typical online comment. "I feel very safe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Helping Hands | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

...prevents 14 million infections and saves $10 billion in medical costs. Part of the reason is that the vaccinations protect not only the kids who receive the shots but also those who can't receive them-such as newborns and cancer patients with suppressed immune systems. These vulnerable folks depend on riding the so-called herd-immunity effect. The higher the immunization rate in any population, the less likely that a pathogen will penetrate the group and find a susceptible person inside. As immunization rates drop, that protection grows thinner. That's what happened in the current measles outbreaks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Safe Are Vaccines? | 5/21/2008 | See Source »

...Kennedy's seizure on Saturday has now been diagnosed as the result of a cancerous brain tumor. But his prognosis will depend on what doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital find as they continue their tests and weigh treatment options...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kennedy's Brain Cancer: How Bad? | 5/20/2008 | See Source »

...make up for a lot of things. They would love nothing more than the company of women, but have to make do with images taped to the barrack walls. So isolated is their base - the Taliban control part of the road between Zeebrugge and battlegroup headquarters -that they depend on helicopter drops for everything from food to entertainment. And when the helicopters don't come, they have to make do with whatever they have. Today they relax, bare-chested, in shorts. They wander around in plastic sandals and listen to the Police and the Eagles. "Hotel California," with its iconic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jelly Doughnuts at the Hotel California | 5/20/2008 | See Source »

Suleiman said that success for the humanities in the new curriculum will depend on students going beyond requirements and choosing to take more classes on their...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Humanities dominate approved courses so far, but not necessarily the curriculum | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

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