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...like Infosys and Tata Consulting Services growing very robustly. Their success has created a huge middle class for which 12% inflation is more of a nuisance than a worry. The long-term future of the Indian middle class is secure. The factors that have driven its success - a sure grasp of English, a facility with technology, a talent for innovation - will continue to be important in the global economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Death of the Indian Dream | 7/30/2008 | See Source »

Look, I feel as if I had a good grasp of the situation before I went. It confirmed a lot of my beliefs with respect to the issues. I will tell you I was reminded--I think this is an important reminder because you forget on the campaign trail sometimes--just how high troop morale remains despite the difficulties. I spend a lot of time talking to families who are trying to work through their mom or dad being gone for the third time, and it creates a huge burden on them at home. But when the troops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Overseas Test | 7/24/2008 | See Source »

...Look, I feel as if I had a good grasp of the situation before I went. It confirmed a lot of my beliefs with respect to the issues. I will tell you I was reminded - I think this is an important reminder, because you forget on the campaign trail sometimes - just how high troop morale remains despite the difficulties. I spend a lot of time talking to families who are trying to work through the mom or dad being gone for the third time, and it creates a huge burden on them at home. But when the troops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama: 'We Have a Daunting Task' | 7/22/2008 | See Source »

Snow was unabashed in his defense of the Administration but respectful, even helpful, to reporters on the beat. His experience as a Fox News broadcaster and radio personality was obvious; his quick wit and verbal dexterity made him fun to spar with, while his grasp of complicated policy details made him remarkably effective. The clincher for a skeptical press corps was his disarming honesty. When he didn't have an answer, he said the rarest words in Washington: "I don't know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tony Snow | 7/17/2008 | See Source »

...long as they don't make him look weak or indecisive, and as long as he doesn't say anything as ripe for mockery as Kerry's "I voted for it before I voted against it." Perhaps Obama is being cynical. But he may also have a shrewder grasp of the public mood than McCain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fight of the Flip-Floppers | 7/7/2008 | See Source »

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