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...enabled militants to establish a foothold in the tribal areas in the first place. Unless the government can follow the army's offensive with development, infrastructure, jobs and justice, extremist groups will always thrive in the tribal areas. Taking the battle to the militants in South Waziristan, says Lieut. General Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai, the former governor of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, "is a requirement, but not a solution - a first field dressing to a battle wound." The solution, as is usually the case in regions that breed insurgencies - and not just in Pakistan - is better governance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan Doubles Down Against the Taliban | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...afterthought when presidential candidate Barack Obama first designed his health-care-reform plan. It didn't merit so much as a mention in the 3,636-word speech he gave laying out his vision on health care in May 2007, and it rarely came up in the primary and general-election battles that followed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Strange Career of the Public Option | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...vibe at the event was low key, with small signs announcing the Mad Men theme by the counter, and no announcements outside. The store ordered only 12 specialty cupcakes for the promotion, and customers in general did not even know that what the theme...

Author: By SOFIE C. BROOKS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Businesses Celebrate Mad Men With Specials | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

Bill Bartley, the General Manager of Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage, said he was very pleased with “The Social Network” crew that used his store as a set last month...

Author: By JOANNE S. WONG, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lights, Camera.. Filming! | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...least for now, the Army is more worried about how the world is reacting to Hasan's actions than getting an explanation for them. "I'm concerned that this increased speculation could cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers," General George Casey, the Army's top officer, said on CNN on Sunday. "And I've asked our Army leaders to be on the lookout for that." At least one Muslim Army veteran agrees. "Muslims have been serving for generations in the United States armed forces, and we will continue to serve proudly and with honor," says Abdul-Rashid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army Gains with Muslim Soldiers May Be Lost | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

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