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...involved too much wheel-spinning, even as the Taliban extended its reach, and that there was not enough of the "new thinking" as demanded by Gates. "It's time for new leadership and fresh eyes," Gates said, refusing to elaborate. He noted that Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Admiral Mike Mullen and General David Petraeus, who as chief of U.S. Central Command oversees the Afghanistan war, both endorsed the move. Officers typically serve about 24 months in the slot, meaning McKiernan served less than half his expected tour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Pentagon Axed Its Afghanistan Warlord | 5/12/2009 | See Source »

Many local taxpayers are livid at Hardin officials. "It's been a complete fiasco since the beginning, and I don't see how they built it without any solid contracts," says Mike Carpata, a forester with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as he shopped for reloading supplies at Lammer's Trading Post, where locals and members of the Crow Tribe come to buy guns and ammo, beading supplies, or to sell for quick cash their saddles, buffalo robes and beaded-buckskin ceremonial costumes. But others remain supportive of the jail project - and the enterprise of the town's administrators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Montana Town That Wanted to Be Gitmo | 5/3/2009 | See Source »

...Mike O'Donnell is his high school's star point guard. (It is the persistent delusion of Efron movies that a 5-ft. 9-in. white kid would be coveted by college scouts - for the basketball team, not the drama department.) As the big game begins, Mike learns from his girlfriend Scarlet that she is pregnant. Stunned, he leaves the court, feeling his duty is his destiny. Flash-forward 20 years and the cheers have faded. Mike (Perry) has lost his job; Scarlet (Leslie Mann) has told him she wants a divorce; his teenage kids, son Alex (Sterling Knight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zac Efron: The Tweens' Dream | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...obvious answer - wear a condom - does not lend itself to a redemption movie. So a magical janitor, a kind of hobo Gandalf, appears, and - poof! - Mike is 17 again at his old school, only it's today; he's got the body of a teen god and the crafty mind of a 37-year-old loser. Among his classmates are his two kids, whom he quickly befriends so he can snoop on his wife. Oddly, she and Maggie are both attracted to the newcomer. Cue the comedy complications. What if Maggie wanted to have sex with this dreamy teen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zac Efron: The Tweens' Dream | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...with their feet.”Winters and Simpson both suffered from the absence of the headliners of Harvard’s receiving corps. “I think we’re a little bit handicapped in the spring by not having guys like Matt Luft, Chris Lorditch, Mike Cook, Levi Richards—those guys make you a better player,” Murphy said. “Automatically, they step onto the field and things are easier.”In the absence of the junior standouts, sophomore Marco Iannuzzi was the Crimson’s most...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Questions Remain After Spring Game | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

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