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Like the Joker to Batman or Lex Luthor to Superman, the Soviet Union gave America its post-war identity - by being its living antithesis. And the mortal struggle between the two defined and organized the wider world in which they lived, and their place and purpose in it. No surprise then that the optimism that greeted the Soviet Union's sudden collapse a decade ago has long-since given way to a profound identity crisis on both sides of the old divide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prospects and Perils of a Post-Soviet World | 8/16/2001 | See Source »

...Patrick sees it now, he has a choice. "There's no mortal blow here. It's really a question of whether I react or I respond," he told TIME. "One is steeped in self-appraisal and maturity, and one is kind of superficial and temporary. I'm responding; I'm not reacting." He left the campaign committee, shook up his staff and brought back trusted family political advisers. He became a different kind of Congressman--one who acknowledged some frailties that made him seem more human, less like a Kennedy fund-raising machine. Having gone public with the fact that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Kennedys | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

...then there is his gentle, hopeful reminder: “All things must pass.” The unimaginable thought of George and his toothy grin shuffling off this mortal coil seems a rich irony in light of these soothing words, as we realize that there are statutes of limitations on everything—whether we can tell what they are ahead of time or not. And so we get a few minutes to nurse a warm pint of stout, a couple of days to view graffiti before it’s painted over, six days to take a vacation...

Author: By David C. Newman, | Title: POSTCARD FROM LONDON: My Sweet George | 8/3/2001 | See Source »

...Bush has largely stayed mum on the issue, sensitive to Detroit?s mortal fear of anything that cuts into its already precarious profit margins. But aggressive CAFE standards wouldn?t bankrupt the industry, and loudly acceding to Democrats? efforts to raise them significantly could surprise Bush?s critics and put the president in a good environmental light - at least outside of Michigan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush vs. Big Business? You Never Know | 8/1/2001 | See Source »

...Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Fla., the highest level of testosterone in any animal, including lions and elephants. Its lower spiked teeth are designed to hold prey while the upper triangular serrated teeth gouge out flesh. "The bull is an ambush type of predator, it makes this big mortal wound," says Hueter. It is fearless, taking on prey as large...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Can't We Be Friends? | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

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