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...similar to the one in which this document was found exist in most post-communist countries in eastern Europe. And such celebrated opponents of communism as former Czech President Vaclav Havel and Polish dissident journalist Adam Michnik have argued strenuously against their contents being divulged to the public, for fear that the information will be misinterpreted, used for political gain, or to carry out personal vendettas. Skeptics also point out that the communist-era police frequently forged documents to embarrass state enemies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Was Milan Kundera a Communist Snitch? | 10/18/2008 | See Source »

...FDIC is the last line of reassurance for American account holders. How are you doing in the war against fear? BAIR: We've undertaken a vigorous public education campaign about deposit insurance and our strong record of nobody ever losing a penny on their insured deposits in over 75 years. In terms of bank failures, we have dealt with a lot worse than this. During the S&L days, they were closing one bank a day for a while. As bad as things are, to some extent depository institutions have been a little bit insulated because there is a stronger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: The FDIC's Boss on Banks, Loans and Credit | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

...won’t see no bra-bearing, booty-shakin’ video hos in this one. But fear not; Weezer’s latest video is still just as attention grabbing, even without the scantily clad women. Rather, Weezer has gathered a host of extras to help out in their latest video endeavor and break a total of five Guinness World Records. Whilst Rivers Cuomo ’99-’06 tells us about his troublemaking past, the motley crew of video extras engage in a broad range of slightly perplexing activities. Watch in awe and disgust...

Author: By Erika P. Pierson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Weezer | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

...spent there, Traub convincingly conveys the situation in Mali from a variety of perspectives, allowing the reader to see the social desires that democracy fulfills there. As one Mali citizen declares, “Now you can go and speak as you wish. Democracy has erased the fear and given free expression to everyone. So I think democracy is a good thing.” Traub attempts to highlight the illogical nature of the Bush regime’s foreign policy by using Egypt as an example of a repressive government that the U.S. has done little to reform...

Author: By Marissa A. Glynias, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spread Democracy, But Not Like W. | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

...burgeoning Sino-Pakistani alliance may check what many in Islamabad and Beijing fear to be a solidifying Indo-U.S. consensus in the region. Though no official statement from either government was made, Pakistan's ambassador to Beijing, Masood Khan, told The Nation, a Pakistani daily, that obtaining nuclear reactors and fuel for civilian nuclear technology would be the "main item" in talks with Beijing this week. Apart from being Pakistan's main conventional arms supplier, China has played an integral part in building Pakistan's nuclear weapons industry. In turn, Islamabad allowed the Chinese to build a deep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Pakistan's Zardari Is Cozying Up to China | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

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