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With the departure of his closest aides, President-for-Life Duvalier, after almost 15 years in power, has managed to isolate himself politically. When he took over the government in 1971 at the age of 19 after the death of his father, Dr. Frangois ("Papa Doc") Duvalier, the chubby youth...
As a Taiwanese, I am both shocked and disappointed at this year's selection for Man of the Year. Choosing Deng Xiaoping primarily because of his "sweeping economic reforms" focuses only on the brighter side of China. By honoring Deng, you praise a leader who has tried to isolate Taiwan...
Though Homer exhibitions up to now have tended to treat his watercolors as ancillary to his oils, mere preparations, it is clear from this one that Homer did not think that way himself and that he did more than any other 19th century American artist to establish watercolor as an...
But environmental indicators and surprising biology are only part of what makes wholesale gene prospecting so promising. Hydrogen has been touted as a clean-burning replacement for fossil fuels, for example, and, says Patrinos, "there are already bugs out there that produce hydrogen." If gene prospectors could isolate the responsible...
TIME reported on the conflict in the U.S. Senate over abolishing the judicial filibuster [May 30]. The greatness of the U.S. lies in our elected leaders' tradition of deliberation and compromise. That is what separates us from extremist domination by dictators and terrorists. The rules of the Senate may seem...