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...John McCain can't stop the storm, but his campaign is determined to make the most of it by using it to rebrand a new generation of Republicans as leaders who govern effectively and rise above partisanship. "There's very little doubt that we have to go from a party event to a call to the nation for action, action to help our fellow citizens in this time of tragedy and disaster, action in the form of volunteering, donations, reaching out our hands and our hearts and our wallets to the people who are under such great threat from this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain to Seize the Stormy Moment? | 9/1/2008 | See Source »

There are laws in both the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, plus international trade regulations that protect endangered and threatened cactus, and also govern the sale and movement of other cactus species. But since most cactus plants flourish in desert regions with low populations and infrequent law enforcement, catching smugglers is a challenge, often made even more difficult in Mexico by poverty: local residents sell plants for a pittance to smugglers who then sell them to collectors at much higher prices, according to experts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cactus Thieves Running Amok | 8/29/2008 | See Source »

...mean. What are we going to do?' " Obama said. "They did it to John Kerry. They did it to Gore. They tried to do it to Clinton; they did it to Dukakis. That's what they do. That's their politics. They don't know how to govern, but they know how to run a negative campaign. But I'm here to tell you in Albuquerque that it's not going to work this time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Sharpens the Message | 8/19/2008 | See Source »

...strictly literal interpretation of the Bible, marked the eighth consecutive presidential victory for Baptist Fundamentalists since 1979, when they began a determined drive to wrest control from the moderates. Taking advantage of their formidable appointive powers, the Fundamentalist presidents have gradually changed the character of the boards that govern the vast complex of Southern Baptist seminaries and agencies, replacing moderates (as terms expire) with conservatives. Rogers' election ensures that by 1990 Fundamentalists will control most boards and be in a position to remove instructors and other employees with less hard-line views. With his preacher's butter-smooth baritone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM Fundamentalists consolidate power among Southern Baptists | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

Relations between the secularist forces and the AKP, which was first elected to govern in 2002, have always been uneasy. But an extra measure of animosity has existed since April of last year, when the party sought to install one of its members, Abdullah Gul, as Turkey's President. The military objected, but Erdogan called early elections and appointed him anyway. The AKP then passed a constitutional amendment to lift a ban on head scarves in universities. Since many secularists view head scarves as a political symbol of an Islamic lifestyle, that amendment - struck down by the high court last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turkey: God and Country | 7/16/2008 | See Source »

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