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...sovereign state, the erudite, Savile Row-suited father of the nation died of lung cancer and tuberculosis, leaving the infant democracy bereft of his enlightened guidance. With him died the charismatic leadership that his new nation, divided into West and East Pakistan (later Bangladesh), desperately needed in order to grow as a modern state. In a sense, Pakistan has been searching for its parents ever since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Tragedy | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...that George Lucas, with his talent, sees only a world where boys grow up to be soldiers and girls to be princesses. His is a society where men save the galaxy and women have a different costume for every event. Understandable, perhaps, in 1977, when the first Star Wars film was released, but in 1999? Come on, George! You want children to "think outside the box," yet you perpetuate centuries-old sex roles. RICHARD PATTAY Greensboro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 17, 1999 | 12/31/2007 | See Source »

...have 25 people. Everybody else has 100 people," says Ed Rollins, the veteran campaign consultant and Huckabee's campaign chair as of two weeks ago. "This was a candidate driven campaign with a very dedicated group of smart people. Now we just have to grow it so that it becomes a national campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Huckabee's Growing Pains | 12/31/2007 | See Source »

...wants to kill something." The thing is, though, it's not easy to prompt such enmity: "To get a tiger to want to fight you is pretty hard," says Salmoni. "Tigers don't like to fight. They hunt to kill and eat. That's it." Unlike lions, which grow up in groups and are used to sparring, tigers are solitary animals, responsible for their own food and survival, Salmoni says. They will take the risk to fight only "if they feel they have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did This Tiger Hold a Grudge? | 12/28/2007 | See Source »

...convention hall here Friday, spinning a tale worthy of a worship service. His campaign, he says, is not just about his ideas for the country. It is about reclaiming the very essence of America - a land where any child, no matter how poor or disconnected from power, can grow up to be President of the United States...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Will Huckabee's Populism Play? | 12/26/2007 | See Source »

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