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...working as a contractor for the U.S. Air Force, I appreciated Senator Obama's comment on our military mission: "We still have the most valuable possible resource to get the job done - and that's our men and women in uniform." That statement makes him qualified in my mind to be the Commander in Chief. Sid Howard, Midwest City, Okla...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 8/14/2008 | See Source »

...adventurism and a rather antagonistic attitude toward the mainland. Now, the U.S. and Japan and [the rest of Asia] can rest assured that confrontation is unlikely in the Taiwan Strait. Mainland China poses a threat to Taiwan, but it is also an opportunity. So the problem is your own mind-set. Are we going to take the mainland as a threat only? Or do we take it as both a threat and an opportunity? If the latter, then you maximize the opportunity and minimize the threat. That's what we're doing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World According To Ma | 8/14/2008 | See Source »

...jokes the comedian has told over his 57 years. "It's uncharted territory," says Franken. "They pull out a bit about a speech to Hartford Technical College, which is a made-up school. The bit was me pretending I was a jerk, but no one in their right mind would think I would actually say it. But they used it to say how much of an élitist I am." To say what a pervert Franken is, Coleman alluded to a smutty humor piece about virtual sex that Franken wrote for Playboy eight years ago. Of course, Franken has said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not So Funny | 8/14/2008 | See Source »

...then systematically meeting everyone who influences county politics and who would later need to be wooed at the state caucuses. "I enjoyed it, but not to the extent Bill Clinton does," says Franken. And he's a little worn down from all the fund-raising. "I don't mind calling people for money. I mind asking people for money for five hours in a row. It drives me crazy." His footing has been good, despite the fact that his campaign says opponents have several people videotaping him at most public events. One hung around so much that Team Franken adopted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not So Funny | 8/14/2008 | See Source »

...Athens, in fact, that was on Lezak's mind as he made the turn into the final. "I'm not going to lie, but when I flipped and saw how far ahead [Bernard] was, and he's the world record holder, the thought caught my mind for a split second of: 'There's no way.' But I changed that, and said, 'This is ridiculous. This is the Olympics. I'm here for the United States of America, and I don't care how bad it hurts. So I got supercharged and took it from there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Phelps' Bids for Gold — By a Finger | 8/11/2008 | See Source »

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