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Despite some wavering, key developing nations including China and India pledged their support for the deal, known as the Copenhagen Accord, by the deadline, reiterating their domestic plans to curb the growth of carbon emissions by improving energy efficiency. Europe, reliably, came on board with a promise to cut carbon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Climate Accord Suggests a Global Will, if Not a Way | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

Mindful of the cloud of suspicion that remains over his administration following its return to power in flawed elections, Karzai in London reiterated his pledge to tackle Afghanistan's rampant corruption. At the summit, he announced the creation of an independent High Office of Oversight to investigate corrupt officials and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: London Afghanistan Summit Glosses Over the Cracks | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

Obama’s pledge yesterday to abolish the federal policy of barring openly gay members from the military this year struck a chord of approval among students. Obama promised during his presidential campaign to work to reform the 1993 “Don’t Ask, Donâ?...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students React to State of the Union | 1/28/2010 | See Source »

In Conan’s last few weeks, because of his fury at NBC, his jokes were bursting with the cynicism that he cautioned his followers to avoid. For example, he recently explained that as part of his severance agreement he had to “return the Etch-a...

Author: By Avishai D. Don | Title: Nice Guys Finish Last | 1/28/2010 | See Source »

3. Do Republicans clap? Liberals and some White House aides have given up on ever getting meaningful cooperation from the opposition party on a legislative agenda. Obama doesn't have that luxury. GOPers will not like much of what the President says - and they smell both blood in the water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Ways to Judge the State of the Union Address | 1/27/2010 | See Source »

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