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Although in 2004 he spoke eloquently of the "Two Americas"--rich and poor--if you looked at the fine print, Edwards backed ideas that originated in the centrist group that created much of Bill Clinton's agenda, the Democratic Leadership Council. Not this time. Many of the proposals for middle-class tax cuts from Edwards' first run won't be on his platform. Edwards says the country can't afford them and the bigger goals he wants to pursue. He says the problems in the U.S. are too pressing for the incremental solutions he proposed last time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Anti-Clinton | 1/5/2007 | See Source »

...your party in a new direction, it helps to be like Edwards, a smooth-talking Southern charmer with a light drawl whom Bill Clinton himself described as being able to "talk an owl out of a tree." That's where the ex-President's model may suit Edwards just fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Anti-Clinton | 1/5/2007 | See Source »

...restaurants or on the beach, you can also become the target of unwanted sympathy. At the same time, package holidays and resort stays targeted at singles can often be little more than a week of college-style party games and tequila-fueled advances from fellow vacationers. That's fine if you want it, but what travel operators are out there for the more discriminating solo traveler? Here are four of the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Your Own Way | 1/4/2007 | See Source »

Carter's religious appeal inspired Zeoli to propose a counterattack. "I said, 'Jerry, look, Carter's a fine guy, a fine Christian. But nobody knows you're a Christian. Let's put a book together about your faith, and about how God has used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: A Time Exclusive: The Other Born-Again President | 1/4/2007 | See Source »

...spiritual and aesthetic value, these mats and tapa cloths would undergo a revolution with the help of needle and thread brought by missionaries. In Hawaii and Tahiti, appliqu?d quilts (kapa kuiki and tifaifai, respectively) overtook tapa in importance, while to the west sewing was incorporated into the making of fine mats, fringed now with wool rather than feathers, turning these traditional markers of weddings, births and funerals into textured tapestries of national genealogy. As Tonga's Queen Salote famously declared, "Our history is written in our mats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Perfect Mats | 1/3/2007 | See Source »

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