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The fact that U.S. officials in Kabul had pivoted within a matter of days from insisting that a runoff be held to pressing for it to be canceled highlighted the problem with the U.S.'s obsession on staging elections in conflict zones. Such elections, though often held up (with the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why an Election Was Never the Answer in Afghanistan | 11/2/2009 | See Source »

Death and resurrection. That's the scenario not just for gods but for pop stars who earn fans' ardor with an electrifying presence and their sympathy with very public private lives of addiction and misbehavior. The stars' talent makes them unique; their transgressions make them human. Michael Jackson, who died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Jackson's This Is It Review: He's Still a Thriller | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

The Global Reach Perhaps only Michael Jackson could command premieres around the world, from the main event in Los Angeles to London to Seoul. All told, there will be 33 premieres, with 16 synched to begin at the same time and eight featuring a satellite feed showing red-carpet arrivals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marketing This Is It: How Sony Created a Global Event | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

The trial has already provided drama. "I am here because of the decision of one man and the obsession of one man: Nicolas Sarkozy," Villepin declared, with the type of flair and indignant passion that he used to irk American officials when, as French Foreign Minister, he floridly denounced U.S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy and Villepin: A Tale of Two Classes | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

His current obsession is the town of Batumi, which is developing at a speed that would make China blush. John Steinbeck called Batumi a "very pleasant little tropical city" after a 1948 visit there, but he would not recognize it now. There's a water park and countless neon-lit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World According to Misha: Georgia's Saakashvili | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

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