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...again. In Britain we were being slaughtered, and we were mighty thankful to see the Yanks occupying our countryside, I can tell you. Thank God there were no Kinsleys around wanting to bring the boys home when the going got tough. By comparison, Iraq is a walk in the park. Reg Brissenden Dorset, England...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...never seems to lose its sugar-coated luster. If R. Kelly can use his incontestable vocal chops to forever change how you look at closets, then you better believe that “freakin’ wit honeys like I supposed to” is a walk in the park...

Author: By Daniel P. Gurney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: R. Kelly | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...Anderson denies both the charge and the alleged motivation: "To suggest that my staff and I conspired to push students out of school to ensure higher test scores is a theory that is without merit," he said in an e-mail. "As a school community Myers Park works diligently to help all students succeed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is a Top School Forcing Out Low-Performing Students? | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

...Jasmine Boulware, now 18, appears to be one of those kids. Six weeks after returning to Myers Park in September 2005, she had fallen hopelessly behind. Frustrated and unable to get the kind of help she needed, she voluntarily dropped out and became pregnant shortly thereafter. "I want to get my GED or something, but I don't know how to go about it," she says. In the meantime, Jasmine spends her days in her mom's apartment, watching television, chatting on the phone with friends and caring for her infant daughter, Kaiyaree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is a Top School Forcing Out Low-Performing Students? | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

...locals have dubbed him, Dubai is an oasis of relative modernity, openness, tolerance and safety, smack in the center of a region torn by war and terrorism. Sheikh Mo is building Burj Dubai, which aspires to be the tallest building in the world. The world's largest amusement park and biggest shopping mall are on the way. The sail-shaped Burj al-Arab has been one of the most famous hotels on the planet since it opened seven years ago; it's become such a tourist destination in its own right that it charges about $50 just to go inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Drew Halliburton to Dubai | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

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