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...aggressive policing at best simply contains the problem in the short-term, while running the risk of eventually turning many in the community against the authorities. That's why community groups are also attempt to tackle the problem at grass roots. One of the most promising initiatives is taking shape at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, on the city's West Side. Just a few years ago, news reports dubbed the church's Auburn-Gresham neighborhood one of America's most violent. Murders were so rampant that Irish immigrant plumbers refused to work in the neighborhood. Still, residents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chicago Confronts a Crime Wave | 8/3/2008 | See Source »

...Speaking by telephone from her Milan office, Sozzani explained that the original concept began to take shape while sitting at the runways of Europe's top designers. "I was at the shows, and of all the (white) models, there was nobody who struck me: not one name, not one face." Indeed, the only young catwalk star who really caught the editor's eye was Ethiopian-born Liya Kebede...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vogue Italia Is a Hit in Black | 7/30/2008 | See Source »

...core policy issues, and having them out there so the public understands and can help build momentum to get these things done is critically important," says Senator Maria Cantwell, a Washington State Democrat. "It helps show the public who's for and against things, so it helps us shape the debate at the presidential level...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress Lays Ground for 2009 | 7/29/2008 | See Source »

...they read the graphic novel and treated it like a Bible on set. "The artwork is so informative as an actor," said Wilson. "You see [the character's] smile, see that he's fighting for it." Haley said he has relied on the novel's opinionated fans to help shape his performance. "I spent a lot of time with you guys, looking at your threads, looking at your blogs," he said. "I learned a lot from you about who Rorschach is." Crudup, whose Doctor Manhattan gained his powers after being locked inside a test chamber during a nuclear-physics experiment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watching Watchmen at Comic-Con | 7/26/2008 | See Source »

...private sectors are experimenting with new approaches, pushing government to live up to its end of the bargain and helping Americans strengthen their resilience in the face of economic risk. The Rockefeller Foundation has launched a $70 million Campaign for American Workers to expand these efforts by helping shape new policy proposals and financial products that promote and protect savings, access to health care and secure retirements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Social Contract | 7/17/2008 | See Source »

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