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...pulled staffers from Nevada and he stayed stuck in third place in New Hampshire, the first of those four states has become a must-win. "I'm not going to kid anybody," says Edwards strategist Joe Trippi, who ran Howard Dean's 2004 campaign. "Not winning Iowa would severely diminish our ability to whoosh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Edwards Bets the Farm | 8/29/2007 | See Source »

Today's girls are also doing well by these measures, but their successes in no way diminish the progress of the boys. In fact, together our kids are reversing one of the direst problems of the previous generation: the teen-pregnancy epidemic. According to the new report, fewer than half of all high school boys and girls in 2005 were sexually active. For the boys, that's a decrease of 10 percentage points from the early 1990s. Boys who are having sex report that they are more responsible about it: 7 in 10 are using condoms, compared with about half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Myth About Boys | 7/26/2007 | See Source »

...Americans, it remains merely the most urgent of a wide range of challenges to global stability. While it can only be glimpsed, an end to the debacle in Iraq does not mean an end to America's responsibilities in the world. With the U.S. drawing down, Iraq would diminish as a focal point of anti-Americanism. With most U.S. troops exiting the region, Washington would have more leverage with Iran, which has continued its march toward nuclear weapons while the U.S. has been bogged down in Iraq. And most important of all, the U.S. would regain the military, economic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Leave Iraq | 7/19/2007 | See Source »

...outside) British society. They should be given every opportunity to learn English, to acquire knowledge about Britain and to participate in community-led initiatives. Such measures will provide for greater interaction between Muslims and the rest of British society. That interaction will eventually lead to integration, which will diminish the likelihood of radicalization...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Way Forward | 7/12/2007 | See Source »

...homeland. "This one is set in Boston. It's called Leaving the World. It's got a woman narrator, and it's about what happens when tragedy enters your life. Hey, I shouldn't be telling you all this!" Not that premature disclosure could do much to diminish his sales. Not even the obstinacy of American publishers can do that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lost in America | 7/3/2007 | See Source »

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