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...surpassing last year's levels. An avalanche of new progress reports is interpreted by both proponents and opponents of U.S. policy as validation of their positions. Even the President's comments about troop levels can be confounding: Bush made the trip in part to pressure a reluctant Congress to permit his 30,000-troop surge, announced in January, to continue a while longer. And yet it was Bush who, during his brief visit to Anbar, hinted openly that troop withdrawals might begin soon. He told reporters that General David Petraeus informed him that "if the security situation continues to improve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moment Of Truth in Iraq | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

...move very slowly, shoring up the walls and ceilings as best they could - an unconscionable situation, says McAteer. "If we cannot get to miners in a faster, quicker and safer way then we ought not to be engaging in mining where the risks are so great. We should not permit mining at that level of risk." Indeed, it was the long delay in getting to miners that caused 12 deaths in the Sago coal mine disaster in January 2006. In that case, there was no collapse, but rather an explosion in the West Virginia mine. If those miners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How a Mining Rescue Went Wrong | 8/17/2007 | See Source »

...region's history did lead it to embrace the one-term presidential limit for much of the latter 20th century. But in the past decade, five major South American countries, including the biggest, Brazil, have changed their constitutions to allow re-election; and one of them, Colombia, may even permit a third term...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chavez's Push for Permanence | 8/17/2007 | See Source »

According to Montanez, Sept. 10 is the technical closing date for comments on the document, but amendments can still be made after that date. The DPIR will be approved or denied on Sept. 27, but, according to Montanez, “this discussion is not tied to the construction permit of the building.” [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...

Author: By Yelena S. Mironova, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Members Raise Community Concerns at Allston Meeting | 8/10/2007 | See Source »

...After all, the more driving costs, the less embarrassed I’ll be that I don’t even have a learner’s permit...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe | Title: Fixing Gridlock | 7/26/2007 | See Source »

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