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...make matters worse, public support for the Afghan war has grown noticeably soft. The reason is that to most Americans, the war in Afghanistan has always been principally a war against al-Qaeda--to retaliate for 9/11 and eliminate its safe haven--not a war to build a centralized, democratic state in the Hindu Kush, which is a far harder thing. Obama is right to increase America's military, economic and diplomatic muscle in Afghanistan and across the border in Pakistan, but that power surge will work only if he also sets more realistic expectations. Ultimately, the U.S. will have...
...gods of rock 'n' roll: Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, the Rolling Stones and Prince have all been trotted out to fend off the annual halftime bathroom run. This year's headliner will be Bruce Springsteen. The Boss is keeping his set list under wraps, but it's a pretty safe bet his nipple won't make an appearance...
...nonstarter in India, and it's even less likely to happen in an election year. With India's flagship information-technology sector under global scrutiny, the government looks keen to salvage Hyderabad-based Satyam, the country's fourth-largest outsourcing company. "I am pretty sure the employees are on safe terrain," says James Agarwal, head of executive-search firm BTI Consultants India. "There is no chance the government will allow the company to go down. It is important for employees, for Indian corporates, for the government." (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...final month as CEO - there are fears that the company's liabilities may be so high that it may be forced to fold by the end of the year. Whether, and in what form, Satyam will survive remains to be seen. But at least for now, its employees are safe...
...idea that the truce was coming. Now we are dealing with a perplexity. We had all been prepared to sacrifice for the greater cause and had anticipated personal loss. But the experience of the past few weeks raised another, perhaps incompatible, aim: we want to keep our loved ones safe and our lives intact...