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That's still a long way off. The willingness of moderate Sunnis to pursue a political solution could easily crumble if the next government in Baghdad fails to improve conditions in Sunni areas and clamp down on sectarian excesses by Shi'ite militias. And even if the U.S. can lure some guerrillas to the negotiating table, it still faces a seemingly inescapable quandary: so long as U.S. troops are involved in combat in Iraq, there's every reason to believe the insurgency will be able to recruit sufficient numbers of motivated new fighters to do battle with them. Rhode Island...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Rules of Engagement | 12/4/2005 | See Source »

...block at Sotheby's.? He is not speaking of the design but of the exquisite craftsmanship. One of the great luxuries of working in Bali is the ability to draw from a tradition of jewelry making that goes back thousands of years?and the ability to lure Europe's greatest designers with the promise of working in paradise. Hardy's designers number in the eighties, something unheard of for most jewelry companies. That allows for an unparalleled attention to detail, such as the back of a brooch that is just as beautiful as the front. ?It's like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Hardy: Bali Guy | 11/29/2005 | See Source »

Gaghan relies on Clooney's agnostic heroism to lure viewers into his maze. When they get there, they will find not a conventionally satisfying movie but a kind of illustrated journalism: an engrossing, insider's tour of the world's hottest spots, grandest schemes and most dangerous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: A Thriller That Thinks | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

...close score of the game—which Harvard won 30-24 in triple overtime—also helped to lure students away from the tailgates after halftime...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho and Nicole B. Urken, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: At Yale, Tailgates Proceed Largely Unimpeded | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

...taken aback by project rioting in late 2000 that he led a law-and-order campaign for mayor that unseated long-time office holder, Socialist Jack Lang in March 2001. Though Perruchot has also mounted urban renovation programs to improve public housing, and used tax exemptions to lure business and jobs out to the projects, he says he was elected on promises to restore order, by residents of the city center and northern banlieue alike. "I went out myself and was horrified to see to what degree the state had withdrawn, law had shrunk away, and the Republic had retreated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: French 'Troubles' Reach Tourist Mecca | 11/18/2005 | See Source »

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