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Meanwhile, the opposition remains deeply divided. Egos sometimes override pragmatism, and a real alliance appears unthinkable. Since Kaliningrad, opposition leaders have gone back to denouncing one another. "There is a fear of competition between them," says Valeriya Novodvorskaya, a prominent Soviet dissident and a vocal critic of Putin's rule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anti-Putin Movement Gains Confidence in Russia | 3/7/2010 | See Source »

Along the way, he had developed some pointed ideas about society, religion, and race. He decided to join the Army in early 2005, not just as a way out of his rut, but as a way to participate in what he saw as the latest flare-up of a centuries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Downward Spiral of Private Steven Green | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

While the incident was ultimately a minor one - at this private institution, only two of the more than 4,000 students wear veils - it was the first significant flare-up in the U.S. since a Florida woman sued the state in 2002 for refusing to allow her to wear a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Face Veils: Bans in Europe Fail to Take Hold in U.S. | 1/17/2010 | See Source »

In July, relations reached a new nadir when P.N.G.'s chief mines inspector ordered all construction on the Ramu NiCo sites to be shut down because of significant health-and-safety concerns. Work ceased for a month before "noticeable progress" by Ramu NiCo convinced the government to allow construction to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World of China Inc. | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

But Haas added that he is not sure if this was a major factor in this year’s flare-up of violence, and also pointed out that maintaining enough prisons, which are often already overcrowded, can be expensive and impractical.

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Drug-Related Violence Prompts City Action | 7/1/2009 | See Source »

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