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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Some Arab Americans worry that the welcome mat is becoming frayed: grim economic times may make it harder for Iraqi refugees to find jobs, making them a long-term burden on the community. But the influx of Iraqis shows no sign of slowing. "These are people who are fleeing mass killings," says Imam Qazwini. "Economic depression is not a big concern for them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Iraqi Refugees, a City of Hope | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

...prospects for a nuclear-free Middle East may not be as grim as they seem. Several incentives could yet tempt Israel onto that path. For one thing, there's strong opposition in the U.S. and Europe to a military strike, which even in the best-case scenario would simply delay Iran's progress rather than end its nuclear program - possibly at the cost of a regional war. The U.S. might offer Israel extra security guarantees, like partnership with NATO. And then there's the fact that what the Iran threat represents is a changed game; Israel isn't the only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is a Nuclear-Free Middle East a Pipe Dream? | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...this grim, gray-faced man? Where are the smile, the twinkling eyes, the great white mane of hair? Virginia Duquette, CENTERVILLE, MASS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

Reaper, the Grim • Jim Carroll and Larry Gelbart and Henry Gibson and Jody Powell and Patrick Swayze and Mary Travers are claimed by, along with the world's oldest person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...gold. I'm naked on a rearing horse. I have a modest loincloth on. It's this rather wonderful homoerotic work of art that I was hoping to put in the middle of this tiny little town where I was born. Unfortunately the fortunes of Warracknabeal are so grim at the moment with the recession and this chronic drought that's going on that it feels a little in bad taste to erect a giant gold statue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Musician and Author Nick Cave | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

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