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...Kennedy, who was running for the Democratic presidential nomination, had a dangerous job that night. His audience was unaware of King's assassination. He had no police or Secret Service protection. His aides were worried that the crowd would explode as soon as it learned the news; there were already reports of riots in other cities. His speechwriters Adam Walinsky and Frank Mankiewicz had drafted remarks for the occasion, but Kennedy rejected them. He had scribbled a few notes of his own. "Ladies and gentlemen," he began, rather formally, respectfully. "I'm only going to talk to you just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pssst! Who's behind the decline of politics? [Consultants.] | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

...along them. The ceiling's highly complex scheme includes the creation of the world, the fall of man, a parade of figures who foretold the coming of Christ, and many purely decorative nude men, known as ignudi. Michelangelo studied the anatomy of the male torso intensively. It's no secret that he was attracted to men, but he also used rippling muscles and contorted postures to express emotion, drama, suffering and even deep religious feeling. In the red chalk studies for Bible villain Haman, for example, the figure is seen side-on, his body twisted toward us, his crucified arms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drawing on Genius | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

...Marine Corps lieutenant general and director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After 9/11, I was a witness and therefore a party to the actions that led us to the invasion of Iraq--an unnecessary war. Inside the military family, I made no secret of my view that the zealots' rationale for war made no sense. And I think I was outspoken enough to make those senior to me uncomfortable. But I now regret that I did not more openly challenge those who were determined to invade a country whose actions were peripheral to the real threat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Iraq Was a Mistake | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

Shortly before Representative Tom DeLay announced he would leave Congress by summer, half a dozen advisers were on a conference call debating how to unveil their stunning secret. Suddenly, DeLay's Texas twang silenced the chatter. "Anybody wanna hear what I wanna do?" he asked mischievously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Tom DeLay's Head | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

...middle and upper classes. High School Musical and Take the Lead may be no one's idea of classic, or even very good, movies, but they are in that gentle pedagogic mold. And they are catching tweens at maybe the last age when they might acknowledge - in their secret, not-yet-stereotyped hearts - that they they still have something to learn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! | 4/7/2006 | See Source »

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