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Olmert did not crawl out from under his desk when he met recently with TIME's Jerusalem bureau chief, Tim McGirk, and me at the Prime Minister's residence. He seemed charming and almost confident. And why not? He was suddenly a popular fellow in the diplomatic world. Not only was he being courted by Condoleezza Rice in her belated effort to unstick the Middle East peace process, but also the Saudi Arabians--the implacable Alpha Arabs--were again holding out the possibility of diplomatic recognition in return for a settlement with the Palestinians (on terms Israel could never accept...
...while health care for all is now a popular slogan, Edwards is the only candidate offering a plan that would actually get to universal coverage. His proposal is much like a model that is being tried or considered in several states and that includes a combination of features. For example, it requires employers who don't insure their workers to pay into a fund for the uninsured, and individuals who don't get coverage from their employers to buy it, and provides subsidies for those who can't afford the premiums...
...giant, shiny yellow blocks, as if they were designed by an architect from Legoland. Even if you gave Walt Disney all the ecstasy in the world, he would not have come up with this. America, according to Jollibee, is clearly a place of childlike optimism. Jollibee's two most popular items are called the Yumburger and the Chickenjoy. The Yumburger has a weird, plasticky dollop of French dressing in the middle. The crisped-up French fries are dry inside and taste as if they weren't just double fried but dunked in oil four or five times. The fried chicken...
...five of the last seven coming from the world of comedy. The list since 2000 includes late night host Conan O'Brien '85, former "Saturday Night Live" stars Will Ferrell and Al Franken '73, "Da Ali G Show" creator Sacha Baron Cohen, and Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the popular television show "Family...
...Republicans tell it), he got the economy going again, restored American confidence and won the cold war. As a Republican, he both sharpened the party's message and broadened its appeal. He won two landslide elections and then - a unique achievement in the past hundred years - was sufficiently popular at the end of his term that his Vice President was elected to succeed...