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As a British student facing gloomy prospects, it was refreshing to hear such an accurate and level-headed analysis of the political situation in Britain, especially when MPs are so quick to naively dismiss the BNP's growing popularity as simply protest-voting to punish those whom we hold responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Right to Worry? | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

However, the cramdown proposal has not gained momentum in Congress: many fear it would destabilize the mortgage industry in the long term, since lenders would be reluctant to make future loans and bondholders would be reticent to purchase them if the terms could suddenly be changed by a judge at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Subprime Lenders Head the Line for Federal Subsidies | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

But the brunt of China's statement was aimed at the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), not the Ma administration. "Some DPP members have taken the chance to plot the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan," Xinhua reported. "Obviously this is not for the sake of disaster relief. It's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Taiwan's President Allowed the Dalai Lama Visit | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

This alarms U.S. officials, who point out that terrorist leaders have previously used peace deals to expand their influence. Such deals have been "abject failures that at the end of the day have made the security situation in parts of Pakistan worse," says a U.S. counterterrorism official. "Why the Pakistani...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's Noncampaign Against the Taliban | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

That is why Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, says the military situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated. "Last week I spoke to a couple of Army Rangers who had just engaged the enemy," Mullen told me. "They said it was like fighting the Marines. The Taliban were well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Next Move in Afghanistan | 8/27/2009 | See Source »

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