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As a consequence, two dominant moods now motivate the Kremlin élite: schadenfreude at the U.S.'s discomfort and a dangerous presumption that Russia can do what it wishes, especially in its geopolitical backyard. The first has led Moscow to take malicious slaps at America's tarnished superpower status, propelled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Avoid a New Cold War | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

No wonder Sneed, director of the New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness, shoots you an exasperated look when asked about what the disaster plans are for animals - a look that says the pet issue has become something of a pet peeve.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Pets from Another Katrina | 6/6/2007 | See Source »

There's no way of knowing how many companion animals were left behind when Hurricane Katrina forced the evacuation of New Orleans. The Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which operates the city's animal shelter, estimates that 70,000 pets remained in the city during the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Pets from Another Katrina | 6/6/2007 | See Source »

"You can either get ready now," said Craig Fugate, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, "or wait until disaster strikes and not have any options. Failure to do that can cost you your home, your livelihood, and unfortunately your family."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poll: U.S. Unready for Hurricanes | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

Arabs enjoy rhyming puns, and the word for the 1948 creation of Israel--nakba, meaning disaster--is only a consonant away from their word for disappointment, naksa. That is how, with crushing understatement, Arabs describe the losses of the Six-Day War. For Omar and most other Palestinians, the two...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Shadow of the Six-Day War | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

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