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Privacy? They posed for Vanity Fair. Their embrace of the limelight could hurt them. But before columnist Robert Novak ran Plame's name, citing White House sources, she was unknown. Said her lawyer Christopher Wolf: "She was dragged into the public square...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spy Who Sued Me | 7/18/2006 | See Source »

...have been, at least for Putin's own image. The agenda had been eclipsed by the flare-up of violence in the Middle East, and the U.S. had at the last minute denied Putin his coveted prize of World Trade Organization membership for Russia. But basking in the nightly limelight of international media attention, Putin had stolen the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the Summit Did for Putin | 7/18/2006 | See Source »

...Still, the limelight, applause and belief that Russia's oil and natural gas wealth will restore its global standing may have taken the edge off Putin's sense of frustration. "Putin is obsessed with ending his presidency [his term formally ends in 2008] at the pinnacle of world glory, with ensuring his place in history," the Russian diplomat says. But he is not guided by a strategic vision. "There is only the vision of his grandeur, which is illusionary, and which is fraught with bad risks and dire consequences for Russia," the diplomat concludes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the Summit Did for Putin | 7/18/2006 | See Source »

...have opened shop in town. A flood of new money has arrived, thanks to outsourcing jobs, surging real estate prices and expatriate remittances. As a result, many locals have become middle-class, upper-middle-class or even rich. One ad for "premium luxury apartments" promises, IF YOU'RE IN LIMELIGHT, THIS SUITS YOU THE BEST. AND IF YOU'RE NOT, THIS PUTS YOU IN LIMELIGHT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Lost World | 6/18/2006 | See Source »

Murtha's move would have until recently seemed most unlikely for the ex-Marine, who has spent decades shunning the limelight while building a reputation as one of the House's most formidable behind-the-scenes players. But with his recent prominence and his vocal opposition to Bush's Iraq policy, his ascension would put a more decidedly antiwar stamp on the House Democratic leadership. "The more he gets out there, the more he realizes that he truly has taken on a leadership role," says a Murtha ally on Capitol Hill. "If it weren't for him opening the door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Unlikely Dove Picks a New Fight | 6/11/2006 | See Source »

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