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John Huey, Time Inc. editor-in-chief, with New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg...
Trying to lead Somalia's war-ravaged capital, Mogadishu, can't be easy. But new mayor Mohamed Dheere has a plan. First: improve security by requiring citizens to hand over their weapons. Critics say that won't work in a city where civilians are wedged between warlords, Islamists and Ethiopian-backed forces, but Dheere's staff insists disarmament is on track. Some businessmen have already handed over 25 boxes and 20 sacks filled with weapons such as Kalashnikov rifles, and 150 firms have pledged to do the same. Dheere's next test? Protecting those who can no longer protect themselves...
Because the people in the room had influenced so many of us, we asked some honorees to talk about who had most influenced them. Michael Bloomberg, the innovative mayor of New York, paid tribute to Red Auerbach, the great coach of the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s who broke the color bar in the NBA. Elizabeth Edwards, the courageous wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, spoke movingly about her cancer, saying she accepted the TIME 100 honor "only as a representative of all the men and women who are facing diagnoses like mine, and who continue to fight...
...first Republican candidates' debate last week brought the issue to a head. Giuliani is said to believe that his straight talk on a controversial issue will underline his reputation as a forthright leader. After all, the religious conservatives have never been comfortable with the thrice-married, gay-tolerant former mayor of New York City. In that respect, he is calculating he had a lot to gain from a display of backbone and relatively little to lose...
Monday’s meeting came two weeks after members of the Harvard Allston Task Force—a Mayor-appointed group of 17 community residents—distributed a community benefits matrix that proposed benefits in several categories—ranging from education to green space—that the University could offer as it expands its presence in Allston...