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...reasons in favor of Geithner's proposals are too numerous to mention. Among them, and perhaps at the top of the list, is that proper regulation would have prevented all of the events which caused the credit crisis, and, perhaps in turn, the recession. It is impossible to say whether that is true, but it sounds true, which is even better. (Vote for the 2009 TIME 100 Finalists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Regulating the Cobblestones on Wall Street | 3/27/2009 | See Source »

...efforts? Oh yeah. The previous Administration clearly felt that the problems with Mexico could be solved by building a big wall between the two countries to keep the problems here out of the U.S. That is clearly wrong, and President Obama recognizes that. His efforts are directed at the proper solutions for Mexico's problems - which at the end of the day become problems for the U.S. If we don't attack those problems now, the violence will escalate and go into the U.S. And [Mexican] President [Felipe] Calderon, of course, has been very involved in the effort to find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Juarez: Running the Most Dangerous City in the Americas | 3/27/2009 | See Source »

Gelb, who believes the proper reaction to an Iranian bomb is containment and deterrence, not force, may be reacting to past American arrogance with undue humility. "If you try for the perfect solution, you're asking for failure," he says. We have to tolerate a world that isn't quite as we'd want it to be. It will be interesting to see if Barack Obama, who has pretty much gotten his way at every turn, will be able to handle that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama on the World Stage: What Power Means | 3/26/2009 | See Source »

...actigraph, I sat before a computer in a small windowless room and took working-memory tests. For one test, I had to recite aloud a series of numbers that appeared on the screen. I was asked not only to remember the numbers but also to restate them in proper numerical order. So if I saw 4, then 3, then 1, then 8, I had to say, "One, three, four, eight." Each series of numbers also included a random letter, which I had to state at the end: "One, three, four, eight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kids with ADHD May Learn Better by Fidgeting | 3/25/2009 | See Source »

...rise, but it is concerned enough that the Ministry of Public Security held a conference late last year to address the issue. Colonel Huynh The Ky, the director of security in southern Ninh Thuan province who attended the conference, attributed the increase to "teenagers who lack proper education and are corrupted." Ky said he would like to see police provided with more sophisticated equipment in order to protect themselves, but he added that the "attitude of some police officials sometimes is not appropriate. Police have to work in the spirit of serving the people. They must have proper behavior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vietnamese Fight Back Against Cop Corruption | 3/25/2009 | See Source »

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