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...real skills. He was a heavy drinker, caught in a relationship with the wife of a menacing studio executive. And, of course, he felt trapped in the role of the most powerful man on the planet. "There wasn't a day when Ben and I didn't discuss being respectful to George," concludes the director. "We wanted to give him the respect that he didn't get in his life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Owns Superman? | 9/8/2006 | See Source »

...until radical Muslims stop targeting us, because human life is valuable to us. Brondi Ben-Yosef Ness Ziona, Israel Fidel's Brother in Arms Raul Castro is a ruthless man who is responsible for the death of many Cubans [Aug. 21]. Your portrait describes a man who "has always respected the family" and who "seems comfortable with who he is." What about the families of those who have died or who continue to suffer imprisonment for their political or religious beliefs in Cuba? There is no need to present the Castros in soft focus as your reporter did. They should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Much Risk Can We Take? | 9/8/2006 | See Source »

Bush, who relies on gut instinct as much as résumé for personnel decisions, likes having the blunt, 5-ft. former Mob prosecutor at his side. A powerful sign of the respect Bush's loyalty to Townsend commands--or perhaps an indication of lingering Administration defensiveness over her appointment--is that heavyweights like Rice and White House chief of staff Josh Bolten praised Townsend in phone calls to TIME arranged by her office. The President, says Bolten, "likes her competence, her crispness and her ability to give him the straight scoop." Bush has entrusted her with, among other things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Terror Consigliere | 9/3/2006 | See Source »

...down the back for anyone who was expecting the run-of-the-mill Utah politician. Anderson's activism and agenda nourished an urban populace hungry for something other than meat-and-potatoes conservative fare. "He has made it clear that if you live in Salt Lake City you respect diversity," says Chris Johnson, a gay parent. "He has been proactive in helping protect families like mine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Utah's Maverick Mayor | 9/1/2006 | See Source »

...Orthodox for whom the revival is most meaningful. Though critics have long associated the idea of female uncleanliness as a form of rabbinical sexism, some see the new and improved mikvah as a sign of respect. "There's great power here," says Slonim. "As a celebration of a woman's cycle, as part of a sacred rhythm of intimacy and fertility, and on the communal level of women taking care of each other. It's marvelous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thoroughly Modern Mikvahs | 8/29/2006 | See Source »

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