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...because of its size and strategic location, the most pressing challenge to democracy in Latin America is Manuel L??pez Obrador, the Mexican presidential candidate who refuses to acknowledge his defeat in July’s election. The winner of the election, the current president, and even the founder of his own party have all called on Obrador to concede, as have many foreign nations. Although his opponent won by less than 1 percent, Mexico’s electoral court declared the process valid and European election monitors testify that, for once, there was no fraud. Yet L?...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Better Luck Next Time | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

...immediate power lust and avoid tricky semantics to stay in power. Countries cannot rewrite their past, and, therefore, wishing for “better luck next time” to cultural heritage or history is impossible. But America, and the world as a whole, must indeed pressure leaders like L??pez Obrador to honor the institutions it took much blood to uphold...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Better Luck Next Time | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

...national intelligence, responding to critics who cited a leaked National Intelligence Estimate as proof that the Iraq war has worsened the terrorist threat and criticized the Bush Administration for not releasing it. The NIE--portions of which were declassified last week--calls the war a jihadist "cause cl?...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Oct. 9, 2006 | 10/1/2006 | See Source »

What may ultimately erode Chvez's stature are exactly the things that he has skillfully used to boost it. As the price of oil begins to fall, critics predict Chvez's radical influence will too. Some analysts believe that Mexico's leftist candidate, Andrs Manuel L??pez Obrador, narrowly lost the recent presidential race in large part because his conservative opponent painted him as a Chvez clone. The same thing happened a month earlier in presidential elections in Peru...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Chavez Crazy Like a Fox? | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

...Virgin Islands; Lisbon; Brussels; and more. "The world map looks smaller than ever before. In 2007 Europe will be very big. We're accelerating that, based on my acquisition of strategic brands," says Azria, referring to designer retailers Alain Manoukian and Don Algodn and French couturier Herv L??ger. "We're fantastic in Asia because China is booming and that market has known and liked me for 15 years. Japan is unbelievable. Canada is as good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art Of The Deal: Bon Business | 9/11/2006 | See Source »

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