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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...first thing to be said is that no one knows. Unlike the Bolsheviks, al-Qaeda does not hand out numbered party-registration cards. But let's assume, for the sake of argument, that there are Muslims energized by Iraq--who were not energized by Western colonialism, American imperialism, Hollywood decadence, the Roosevelt-Saud alliance, the Afghan war, Zionism, feminism or other alleged outrages against Islam. They were living contentedly, tending their shoe shop in Riyadh, and all of a sudden they discovered the joys of jihad and the lure of heavenly posthumous sex awaiting them at the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rush Hour Terror: Viewpoints: ... Why That's Ridiculous | 7/21/2005 | See Source »

...political commentator is a perfect biographer for the disputatious Founding Father. Eternally at war with whoever seemed inclined to pull the Republic into Britain's orbit, Jefferson could be scheming and hypocritical. Hitchens is not blind to the man's shortcomings, especially his readiness to tolerate slavery for the sake of domestic political advantage. But he credits Jefferson as a chief engineer of "the only revolution that still retains any power to inspire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: 5 History Books for the Beach | 7/10/2005 | See Source »

...awning and a set of snubbers to take the rebound out the springs." The scenes with Walt and Skeezix together are filled with genuine warmth that seems almost totally absent from many of today's family entertainments. King would even occasionally sacrifice a gag just for the sake of creating a mood. One remarkable, wordless strip shows silhouettes of the two inside a tent, as Walt wakes up in the night to feed the baby. That's it. Just like life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Bright, Well-lit 'Alley' | 7/9/2005 | See Source »

...Some people didn’t make it to the data because they found the rhetoric so offensive,” he said. “I’m hoping for her sake that she cuts that out of the [AER] version and sticks with the facts. It seems like passing notes in gym class...

Author: By Javier C. Hernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Star Ec Prof Caught in Academic Feud | 7/8/2005 | See Source »

...child-care services to draw in mature students. Other schools are discounting application fees, while some are resorting to American-style innovations: nearly half accept interviews and essays in place of written entrance exams; and venerable Kyoto University, the second oldest college in Japan, even offers organic coffee, local sake and microbrews in its cafeteria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Economics 101 | 7/4/2005 | See Source »

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