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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...politicians adopted first-in-the-nation greenhouse-gas regulations, green building codes and efficiency standards for automobiles and appliances that have rearranged the national energy debate. Yes, it was also an early adopter of subprime mortgages - Countrywide, Golden West and IndyMac were all California-based - but life on the frontier has always been risky. "This is the most dynamic place for change on earth," genomic pioneer J. Craig Venter said on a recent tour of his San Diego labs, where researchers are studying ways to convert algae into oil, coal into natural gas and human wastewater into electricity. "That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why California is Still America?s Future | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...Xinjiang's Chinese rulers, the region's deep history matters far less than its political future. The name Xinjiang itself in Mandarin means "new frontier" - a sign both of its remoteness from Beijing and the difficulty of governing it. That challenge centers on the Uighurs, who comprise the region's majority population and claim a linguistic and cultural heritage that is markedly different from that of the rest of China. And while six decades of communist Chinese rule have brought tremendous prosperity to some, modernization has also raised a profound disconnect between the region's old inhabitants and newer arrivals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shifting Sands in China's Stark Xinjiang Region | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...also home to the bulk of the army. The Punjabi militants involved in the audacious assault were linked to groups that once enjoyed the military's patronage, and until five years ago, the ringleader had been among its very own ranks. (See pictures of Pakistan's vulnerable North-West Frontier Province...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Pakistan Must Widen Hunt for Militant Bases | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

...package. The statement said that army chief General Ashfaq Kayani had also "reiterated that Pakistan is a sovereign state and has all the rights to analyze and respond to [national-security threats] in accordance with her own national interests." See pictures of Pakistan's vulnerable North-West Frontier Province...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How a U.S. Aid Package to Pakistan Could Threaten Zardari | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...lack of government regulation, to an extent, brought us to this economic predicament. But how much longer and further will the government expand? Republicans are reminiscent for the days of a bygone era, an era that supported the self-made man and competition. The idea of the economic frontier is no longer pulsating to the country’s rhythm. Now, Republicans fear America will grow accustomed to looking to the government for all of its solutions. Government management might help bail an economy out of a tight spot. But it does not foster individualism or incentive; it stagnates...

Author: By Kevin Sprague | Title: A Defense of Republicans | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

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