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...province before being replaced by reformist President Mohammed Khatami, who took office in 1997. Ahmadinejad was appointed mayor of Tehran in 2003 after a municipal-council election in which just 6% of voters participated. His victory in the 2005 presidential election was an even bigger fluke. He ran a low-key campaign, focused on corruption and directing Iran's oil wealth to the poor. After sneaking into second place past six other contenders, he beat former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the runoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's War Within | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

Ideal Date: Low-key and adventurous...

Author: By FM Staff | Title: scoped! | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

...literally. Over the past few seasons, the slipper has resurfaced on style setters like Kate Moss and such fashionable starlets as Sienna Miller and Mischa Barton. Even Hollywood heavyweights, like Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lopez, have been spotted everywhere from movie premieres to the grocery store opting for the low-key look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pointe Guard | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

...Social Sciences at Harvard. “He’s a totally brilliant man. The number one medical historian in the world,” said Preston. Together, Faust and Rosenberg form quite a power couple—but you would never guess it from their low-key demeanors. “When you sit and talk to them, power is the furthest thing from your mind.” Preston says...

Author: By Emily C. Graff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Another Side of Faust | 2/14/2007 | See Source »

...little razzle-dazzle to its low-key roster, each year the Academy enlists a hot young actress to host the SciTech awards. In the past Scarlett Johansson and Rachel McAdams have done the honors. This year Gyllenhaal took on the challenge of describing work like that of winner Florian Kainz, for the design of OpenEXR, a system, the Sherrybaby star said, "engineered to meet the requirements of the visual effects industry by providing for lossless and lossy compression of tiered and tiled images." There's a reason the Academy recruits smart actresses for this event - you wouldn't entrust Jessica...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Oscars for Techies | 2/11/2007 | See Source »

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