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...moved to Hollywood just two years ago, after growing up singing in the church choir in LaGrange, Ga., and taking one dance class, at 10, to meet a girl. "Performing is a rush," says Kelley. "You can express yourself without regret or explanation." Although he tangoed in 2006's Take the Lead, when he first saw the moves he was expected to do in Hairspray, Kelley was baffled. "I was like, I hope you have a stunt man," he says. Two months of rehearsals later, the cameras rolled. And Kelley danced away with a promising career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elijah Kelley: Whoa, Who's That Kid? | 7/19/2007 | See Source »

...Iraq invasion and the subsequent military buildup. Instead, he framed it as a test of national resolve, and one that is of historic proportion. "We must act boldly and with confidence that history has not yet assigned us a challenge that we cannot meet successfully," he said. "Though we regret the mistakes we have made in this war, they must not cause us self-doubt. We must learn from them, as Americans have always learned from our mistakes, and fight smarter and harder. Though we mourn the losses we have already incurred in this war, we must...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain Goes Back to Move Forward | 7/13/2007 | See Source »

...easing some international pressure, but holding the prisoners in reserve to extract more cash or concessions from the West. But Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev is optimistic. Next week's ruling, he predicted "will pave the way to a political solution. " European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso agreed: "We regret that these decisions [on the sentencing] have been taken, but I'd also like to express my confidence that a solution can be found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gaddafi's Latest Victory | 7/13/2007 | See Source »

...each chord cuts like a serrated tooth on a very long knife. It yields to the euphoric You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb, which like a lot of Daniel songs--he's the chief melody writer, guitarist and lyricist--is about a breakup. But rather than get pinned down by regret ("We lost it long ago, you and me"), Daniel's vocal diverts a few abstract lines in the chorus ("Blow out that cherry bomb for me/ It's gonna burn right up your sleeve") into something tender, while the melody drives straight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock of Texas | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...accept someone who's going to make me unhappy. But there are days when I have a physical need to go to sleep and wake up with someone there." Mary Mayotte, 49, has a successful bicoastal career as a public-speaking coach. But she admits the occasional pang of regret. "There was a point where I had men coming out of my ears," she says. "I don't think I was so nice to some of them. Every now and then I wonder if God is punishing me. Sometimes I look back and say, 'I wish I had made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Needs a Husband? | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

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