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...profit affiliated with the Democratic Party, and the International Republican Institute (IRI), which is linked to the G.O.P. In the Syrian case, the election-monitoring proposal identifies IRI as a "partner" - although the IRI website, replete with information about its democracy promotion elsewhere in the world, does not mention Syria. A spokesperson for IRI had no comment on what the organization might have planned or under way in Syria, describing the subject as "sensitive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Syria in Bush's Cross Hairs | 12/19/2006 | See Source »

...Kofi Annan's 10 years at the United Nations were not a "triumph of high achievement," but the Secretary-General was a force for civility throughout. His work-and the efforts of the U.N. inspection teams?in the months leading up to the Iraq war deserves special mention. The U.N.'s search for weapons of mass destruction was rigorous and accurate: there were no weapons to be found. Annan quietly understood that an American invasion would be a disaster. He suffered physically and mentally over his failure to prevent the war. After the invasion, he experienced a mild nervous collapse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Teddy Awards: 2006 | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

...undergoing a personal crisis and will be unable to respond to e-mail until my meds kick in and/or the ad board asks me to take a semester off to prevent a complete breakdown” really saves a lot of time and stress on your part, not to mention generating some sympathy, goodwill, and possibly flowers from your acquaintances.Other added benefits of this truly economic e-mail system include a chat feature (which can be disabled to prevent unwanted contact with tech-savvy TFs), automatic spam filtering, nearly unlimited storage capacity, and a delightfully exclusive “invitation...

Author: By Sara J. Culver, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DEAR SARA | 12/17/2006 | See Source »

...strange to find the term reason in a religious debate, especially when there is no mention of the single most important human value that defines what we really want and need and that allows everything else to fall into place: namely, compassion. Sergei Heurlin Culver City, California...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/16/2006 | See Source »

...control a team that already outspends everyone but the Yankees. You already have the second-largest contract ever on your books. Your tickets are far and away the most expensive in baseball, not to mention the hardest to get. How exactly are mortal fans supposed to get within a mile of Fenway Park next season? How much sense does it make that ticket prices in the ultimate college town are out of students’ leagues? Here’s some news for the Yawkey brain trust: All of Boston is Red Sox Nation, not just Louisburg Square?...

Author: By Nathaniel S. Rakich | Title: The $103.1-Million Ticket | 12/15/2006 | See Source »

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