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Anbar, which makes up nearly one-third of Iraq's territory, was at the heart of the country's bloody insurgency against U.S. troops, which raged for more than three years. In 2006 local sheiks and former insurgents began to band together to form the Awakening movement. With funding from the U.S. military, the movement fought a fierce battle in 2007 against al-Qaeda-led insurgents, inspiring similar programs in other areas of Iraq. The Awakening is largely credited with quelling the insurgency and bringing stability to Anbar and Baghdad. Now many of Anbar's 35 parties carry names that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Iraq Fills the Quota for Female Politicians | 1/12/2009 | See Source »

...fact that one-third of elective cesareans were done before 39 weeks was surprising," says Tita. "And we demonstrated an increase in morbidity associated with early delivery, which is why we think the ACOG recommendation should still stand, and that women should wait to have an elective cesarean until 39 weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Risks of Early C-Sections | 1/7/2009 | See Source »

...much equity," says Marc Ganis, president of SportsCorp Ltd., a consulting firm. "The initial wide distribution is a great short-term benefit. But it's almost like they're assuming they would not have grown. They could have gotten into 50 million homes and beyond without sacrificing one-third of the ownership. Major sports programming is something viewers will always find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball Takes a Swing at Its Own Network | 1/1/2009 | See Source »

Gong's increasing wariness of spending and investing comes with good reason. Throughout this past year, bad investments in ventures and funds have cost the couple a hefty 50,000 yuan (roughly $7,300) - or about one-third of their annual income - something inconceivable in the popular mind when the economic outlook was much rosier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Consumers: Not Ready to Save the World | 12/29/2008 | See Source »

...gave some thought to the odds," Anders, now 75, says. "I figured we had a one-third chance of success, a one-third chance of a survivable accident and a one-third chance of not coming back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remembering Apollo 8, Man's First Trip to the Moon | 12/24/2008 | See Source »

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