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...When a community feels like the judicial system has failed, then a second system kicks in," says Jim Bernazzani, special agent in charge of the FBI's New Orleans division, "and killings beget killings beget killings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gangs of New Orleans | 5/14/2006 | See Source »

Some companies go even further to ensure a clean, green conscience. Green-Tech Assets of Cumberland, R.I., offers a risk-management service to protect clients from liability in cases of improper disposal by third-party contractors. "We're willing to be your firewall," says Green-Tech senior vice president Jim Keck. In the world of e-waste disposal, peace of mind has become a renewable--and marketable--resource...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking E-Trash | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...race more than just a Senate race? When Democrats think they can score a trifecta by beating a Republican incumbent in the South, hobbling him as a possible presidential candidate and boosting the fortunes of one of their White House wannabes. That's the weighty challenge for novice politician Jim Webb, a decorated Vietnam vet and a senior Pentagon official under Ronald Reagan who is challenging Republican Senator George Allen in Virginia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Betting on a Novice in Virginia | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...continued support for the war in Iraq and for President Bush has hurt his approval ratings, while Webb, a former Marine and an early, articulate critic of the war, has seen his numbers rise. University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato says both score about 40% in polls. "Jim Webb is George Allen's worst nightmare: a war hero and a Reagan appointee who holds moderate positions," says Sabato. "Allen tries to project a Reagan aura, but Webb already...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Betting on a Novice in Virginia | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...About Jim Jones, a childhood friend recalled, "There was something not quite right. He was obsessed with religion. He was obsessed with death." But he always had the spellbinder?s gift of bending people to his will, which meshed strangely with his seemingly progressive, inclusive social agenda. Paraphrasing Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, Jones proclaimed, "Wherever there are people struggling for justice and righteousness, there am I." One of his early churches, in Indianapolis in 1953, was fully interracial when that wasn?t cool. Moving to California, he established the People?s Temple, which grew from 81 members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Feast of Documentaries | 5/5/2006 | See Source »

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