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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Unlike an Afghanistan run by the Taliban, missile strikes into a country run by allies could prove politically disastrous for a nation whose citizenry seethes with anti-American sentiment. That's a big reason why there have been so few details about the two strikes earlier this month - although the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yemen: The U.S. Weighs the Military Options | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

Tirico insisted that, at ESPN, the debate about how much news to cover is often fierce. But he clearly leans toward steering clear of the messiness. "Very often, people come to sporting events to get away from all the other stuff," he said. "So you kind of owe them complete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tiger Gets Mulligan from the TV Networks | 12/10/2009 | See Source »

On economic affairs, Obama leans on Timothy Geithner, the Treasury Secretary. Geithner has personal history in Asia, having studied China and Japan in college and graduate school before shifting to economics, eventually rising to become Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs in Clinton's second term. As the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For His Asia Trip, Obama Has a United Brain Trust | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

Betsy generally speaks fast, too fast, almost. She fiddles with pens or anything nearby, really. But when Betsy is in character, she speaks slowly, pensively, with intent. She leans forward and scrunches her eyebrows together. What she says carries weight in the imaginary universe of Dungeons & Dragons, and the players...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Welcome to the Dungeon | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

Ken Feinberg is a close talker. Feinberg, a lawyer who in June was named the Treasury Department's special master for executive compensation, starts his sentences about 18 inches from your face and, with a thick Boston accent, leans in to make his point.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wall Street, Meet Ken Feinberg, the Pay Czar | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

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