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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...says.) But politics isn't his only passion. Before we could begin talking about the Libertarian Party, he started selling me on his lifestyle. He takes 100 vitamin supplements every day. He and his kids never drink cow's milk, just rice milk and spring water. "I meditate, exercise, pray and do yoga every day," he says. "If I had a staff of 20, they couldn't do the work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Libertarians: A (Not So) Lunatic Fringe | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

...When I walk up the streets of my barrio and there are no police in sight, I pray to Ismaelito or to Petroleo Crudo," says Escalona. "They were malandros, so maybe they can talk to these malandros and tell them not to harm me." She adds: "I also believe in the Virgin Mary and my other saints - it's just that these saints understand the street better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the 'Saint' Has a Criminal Record | 7/2/2008 | See Source »

...social-conservative leaders will expect their voices to count in a McCain White House; if there is a belief that unites otherwise entropic Evangelicals, it is that it's not enough to be patted on the head and told, "Thanks for your votes. Now run along and pray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prayer and the Presidency | 6/19/2008 | See Source »

...former pastor." Then came Wright's fiery April 28 speech and haughty question-and-answer session at the National Press Club, in Washington. The next day, Obama denounced his "former pastor" outright. Attempting to quell the anxiety at Trinity, Moss wrote a "Declaration of Interdependence," which began: "We pray for our pastor. We pray for our member, who is a public servant.... We, the community of Trinity, are concerned, hurt, shocked, dismayed, frustrated, fearful and heartbroken." Now, without Obama in the church, Moss must deal with the formidable figure of Jeremiah Wright alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Unretirement of Reverend Wright | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

...using the same farming techniques as their ancestors did 300 years ago. Shuffling through small plots of land, farmers use a stick to poke holes in the ground into which seeds are dropped, before scraping the dirt back into place with their foot. Then it's time to pray for rain and hope God delivers consistently through the germination period. It's hard to imagine Nicaragua's rustic peasants being called on to save the day as the global food crisis has doubled average food prices in Latin America over the past year. But riding the campesinos to the rescue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua's Great Leap Forward | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

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