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The Root of Kenya's Chaos As a Kenyan, I was troubled by "The Demons that Still Haunt Africa," which distorted the situation in Kenya, either out of ignorance or in keeping with the Western media's romance with the bleak face of Africa [Jan. 21]. Poverty may predispose people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Government by the People | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

2. It plays into the sick myth of the brilliant serial killer. The evil genius with a sadistic streak, who plays mind games with his victims and the police, has replaced the criminal mastermind of old dime novels. Instead of tying the heroine to the railroad tracks (these...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hiding from Untraceable | 1/25/2008 | See Source »

Obama leans on his wife in many ways - for support, for advice, for grounding and increasingly for her fighting words. In an increasingly nasty race that seems to pit the Illinois Senator against not just a former First Lady but her ex-President husband as well, Obama needs Michelle more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michelle Obama Finds Her Voice Too | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

Obama's conventional background contrasts with her husband's childhood, growing up between Hawaii and Indonesia, to which few of his supporters can relate. Where Barack Obama's speeches are all about soaring rhetoric, with very few mentions of his personal upbringing, his wife focuses on her childhood, telling her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michelle Obama Finds Her Voice Too | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

Obama appeals to white voters because of his eloquent optimism and gentle charisma but also because whites contrast him favorably with black leaders who are perceived as incessantly focusing on racism. A problem, though, is that strong white support in and of itself is enough to trigger suspicion on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Right Shade of Black | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

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