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...believe my attendance could divert attention from the purpose of the occasion, which is to focus on the life and service of Diana.' CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES, Duchess of Cornwall and wife of Prince Charles, stating that she will not be attending a memorial service for Diana, Princess of Wales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

...everyone on edge, in part because it was so inexplicable. Many women avoided going out in public unless it was necessary. Even the pious considered the new mood egregious. As a friend of mine who wears the black chador out of conviction put it, "This is a mockery to focus on dress when our country has so many more urgent problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran: Intimidation In Tehran | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

...believe my attendance could divert attention from the purpose of the occasion, which is to focus on the life and service of Diana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Sep. 10, 2007 | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

...schooldays. Studies show that students who spend no time in after-school programs are almost 50% more likely to have used drugs and 37% more likely to become teen parents than students who spend one to four hours a week in an extracurricular activity. The Corps members would also focus on curbing America's dropout epidemic. Right now, 50% of the dropouts come from 15% of the high schools in the U.S., most of them located in high-poverty city neighborhoods and throughout the South. The Education Corps would focus on those troubled school districts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Time To Serve | 8/30/2007 | See Source »

...candidate and a legitimate candidate with an African-American heritage, and that drives up their fund-raising numbers," says Elizabeth, the unfiltered voice of the campaign, during an interview on the bus a week before that speech. "Then the media folks say, 'See, that proves we were right to focus on these two candidates' ... It's enough to make you tear your hair out." Soon she's pressing the argument that her husband is the most electable candidate, the one who will help other Democrats win in the South and West-and she's managing to attack Clinton while defending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Edwards Bets the Farm | 8/29/2007 | See Source »

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