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...rich nation ultimately plans to build a bomb. Three E.U. states - Germany, France and the U.K. - have been leading the talks, but their proposed incentives for Iran to stop its nuclear activities have so far been spurned by Iranian negotiators. If the E.U. hardens its stance, however, it may extinguish any lingering chance of a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear ambitions. (Watch TIME's video: "An Iranian Protest March in Paris...
...over the last 10 years is a large misallocation of capital ... the debate is that you're seeing a continued misallocation," says Pettis. Some argue this matters little amid the global recession "when the house is on fire," he says. The risk is that in China's push to extinguish the worst of the flames, it may be setting itself up for a long, slow burn...
...runner-up for the title of World's Most Influential Person, Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim, received a mere 47 on the influence scale. Moot denies knowing about any concerted plan by his followers to influence the poll, though TIME.com's technical team did detect and extinguish several attempts to hack the vote. (See the full results here...
...challenges facing Israel, some of which cast dark shadows over the long-term viability of a democratic Jewish state. The offensive in Gaza may degrade Hamas' ability to menace southern Israel with rocket fire, but, as with Israel's 2006 war against Hizballah, the application of force won't extinguish the militants' ideological fervor. The anti-Israeli anger swelling in the region has made it more difficult for Arab governments to join Israel in its efforts to deal with Iran, the patron of both Hamas and Hizballah and a state whose leaders have sworn to eliminate Israel and appear determined...
...show - if you can call it that - had been cut back to two hours; to many station executives, the Yule Log was an antique, and its long-running, commercial-free format a financial drain. The fire was snuffed out in 1989. The Yule Log spirit, however, proved harder to extinguish. In ensuing years, and especially following the growth of the Internet, fans of the original Log began clamoring for its return. Joseph Malzone, a New Jersey-based audio-video technician, and music collector Lawrence "Chip" Arcuri started theyulelog.com to commemorate the holiday special, and collected hundreds of supportive email messages...