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...Still, whether indicted or not, the truth is Bonds can probably count on getting paid under his one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants so long as he's chasing the historic record. But once the record is his - or it proves out of reach for his aging body - expect the team to cut and run if the feds actually charge Bonds with wrongdoing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bonds' Contract: A Brushback Pitch | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...democracy in China, leading to speculation about possible global catastrophe and war. Democracy can't be imposed on a nation, however; it must evolve to take root and endure. China has come a long way from the feudal regime it was only 100 years ago, and it will reach democracy on its own terms. China's strategy to meet its demand for natural resources is peaceful. Fierce competition for natural resources does not preclude international cooperation. Maybe China will align its strategies with the U.S.'s if the U.S. stops interfering in China's internal affairs and starts looking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...single moment to him. I disagree with Dawkins' assertion that science doesn't deal with metaphysics. Science is not in competition with God but is one way to approach him. That is apparently the experience of Collins, whose faith rests on reason. We require both religion and science to reach beyond ourselves. Kamran Mohsin Multan, Pakistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...would think Todd's was one vote she could count on in next year's Iowa caucuses. And you would be wrong. "I'm not there yet," Todd told me a few minutes later. "The war is a real concern. We're going to have to reach a point in time when she says the war is a real mistake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hillary Hits The Hustings | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...never give up, even when the going gets tough. But that's not quite right. Take Bush's hero, Truman, who regularly ranks among the top 10 Presidents of all time. One of the things historians admire about him is his willingness to acknowledge when victory was beyond reach. It started with China. In 1949, America's man in Beijing, Chiang Kai-shek, was steadily losing ground to communist rebels. Hawkish politicians and pundits demanded that Truman intervene, and when he didn't and China fell to Mao Zedong, they accused his government of appeasement and worse. Joseph McCarthy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cut Your Losses, Save Your Legacy | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

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