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...Maybe. But John McCain has been in presidential politics long enough to know that there is always the McCain exception to every rule. After he decisively beat former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in neighboring New Hampshire, McCain's low-budget campaign expected a windfall of fresh donations to help propel it forward. But the haul was disappointing; donors still weren't ready to buy in to a candidate they view as too much of a risk. The towering obstacle between McCain and victory is not so much his rivals for the nomination but the suspicion long held by many Republicans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Resurrection of John McCain | 1/23/2008 | See Source »

...have plenty of political convictions. Can you rescue me? God." Johnson is a natural comedian from his feet (often in his mouth) to the seemingly electrified tips of his abundant white-blond hair. The question that plagues his party's leaders is whether this beguiling wit will propel him to political success or risible failure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Clown Prince | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...sleeps in the bathtub, with his dog). So now he's Jonas Salk, and Jesus too, ready to give his life so that others may live again. It's in the last half-hour that I Am Legend imports new elements that both propel the story to its explosive climax and just aren't as compelling as the day-in-the-life story that preceded it. The notion the movie floats, of an uninfected colony north of the city, is literally too Utopian to seem either plausible or attractive to a hardened case like Neville. Smith has inhabited the character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Smith Gets Lost in His Legend | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...quite prepared for this, you don't have the right training or are not experienced enough?" Edwards surprised everyone by coming from nowhere to place second in Iowa. And while the power of that stump speech didn't win the nomination for him in 2004, it did propel him to the position of John Kerry's running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. And when they lost the election in November, the speech was the reason no one could count out Edwards for the future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Two Americas' Enough for Edwards? | 12/12/2007 | See Source »

...young. But I have plenty of political convictions. Can you rescue me? God." Johnson is a natural comedian from his feet (often in his mouth) to the seemingly electrified tips of his abundant white-blond hair. The question that plagues his party leaders is whether this beguiling wit will propel him to political success or risible failure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boris Johnson: The Clown Prince | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

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