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...dislodge him from office, rural masses clung to a leader whose populist policies were seen as evidence of his devotion to the poor. If general elections were held today, Thaksin might very well win, courtesy of a silent majority rising up from their paddies and mountain villages. Just ask rice farmer Mukda Phardthaisong, who lives in Nakhon Ratchasima, part of the country's impoverished northeast. "If Thaksin were to run again, I would want him to be our leader because he gave more attention to grassroots people than to the middle class or government officers," she says. "Poor people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Casting a Giant Shadow | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...impurities of all who touch him. The crowd can get overly enthusiastic (sake is involved), so the man is protected by guards-but he still ends up pummeled and bruised by the conclusion of the festival. Then he ritually transfers the amassed bad luck to piles of glutinous rice balls for safe burial, dons his clothes and leaves. As for the half-naked throng outside, their luck improves right away-they get to change out of their loincloths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Streak of Luck | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...Vanishing American There were no really big American names at Davos this year - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice didn't make the trip, and Vice President Dick Cheney, who notched up a surprisingly successful visit to Davos three years ago, stayed home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Tell It On The Mountain | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...says, recalling their years at the doctrinal office. "We were the consummate duo. We've always gotten along personally, and there is a mutual understanding that continues to be the basis for our work together." It's the kind of affinity--similar to what U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is said to have with President George W. Bush--that inevitably adds extra weight to an already influential assignment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope's Right Hand Man | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke with TIME State Department correspondent Elaine Shannon about Iran, Iraq and the Middle East. Here are excerpts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Can Be Done Through Diplomacy | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

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