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...World as a Stage’ acknowledges how life and art are experienced in our spectacle-soaked era of reality TV and celebrity worship, in which both ordinary citizens and the famous share center stage.” In lieu of an artist, a movement, or a time period as the orienting category for the exhibition, the unifying theme becomes central for understanding the rationale behind the selection of works. But while the title, introduction, and “Arena” suggest that the exhibition will focus on the gallery as a stage for the art and its patrons...
Despite Musharraf's efforts to silence them, activists like Ahsan aren't going away. And in the long run, Ahsan's pro-democracy movement may threaten Musharraf's grip on power as much as the jihadist insurgency that has made parts of the country ungovernable. The lawyers' demonstrations exposed Musharraf's growing unpopularity among his own people. Musharraf had hoped to salvage some legitimacy by entering an ill-fated partnership with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. (Ahsan is a member of her Pakistan People's Party [PPP], but she didn't support the lawyers' movement.) Bhutto was already backing away...
...Commend TIME and Rick Stengel for recent cover stories recognizing the powerful role that service plays in political engagement, academic achievement and workforce readiness. It is natural for youth to care (and vote) once they understand the issues beyond the schoolyard. The key to expanding this movement is to make sure that young Americans from all backgrounds and every grade have the same opportunity to bring their energy, commitment, idealism and creativity to the big problems facing our country and the world. Steven A. Culbertson, President & CEO, Youth Service America WASHINGTON...
...said Zinni, a former commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command. “All along, I felt that we needed more troops, and the surge has definitely had a positive effect.” He added that combined with the Shiite cease-fire and the Sunni Awakening Movement, the surge has had an “exponential effect.” But despite the decrease in violence in Iraq, Zinni said the surge has not yet effected the political changes that its proponents had anticipated. “The Maliki government hasn’t made the needed political...
...threats. "This package puts forward new ideas on the table for the control of our borders, at check points as well as along the length of the border, using the most advanced technology to reach the highest level of security," Frattini said. "These ideas will promote legitimate free movement of people, whilst also dealing with unexpected migratory pressure...