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...only covers the physical installation of the missile defense system, but also sets up a pact of “mutual commitment” between Poland and the U.S. to aid each other “in case of military or other threats” with greater speed than NATO would provide. This assurance of mutual aid is backed up by the Patriot missiles, which, while they are defensive, would allow Poland to respond to a Russian attack without needing outside assistance. The U.S. still claims that this missile deal is no threat to Russia, but Russia was clearly...

Author: By Ellen C. Bryson | Title: A Polish Missile Crisis? | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

...closed to reporters until the networks threatened to boycott the whole thing. The encounters thus came off as substance free, though the new President of Pakistan did declare her "even more gorgeous" than he'd expected and suggested he'd like to hug her. She summed up her global speed date Wednesday: "It's going great," she said. "The meetings are very informative and helpful. A lot of good people share an appreciation for America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Search of Sarah Palin | 9/27/2008 | See Source »

...speed. Oh, one more thing: North Korea is restarting its nuclear program. These days, history doesn't seem to take many breaks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oh, the Drama! McCain in the Theater of the Absurd | 9/27/2008 | See Source »

...stakes day in the nation's capital that only got more confusing as the hours passed. For a few hours, it looked as if McCain, who came to Washington with the stated goal of helping to hammer out a final deal, had shown up just minutes too late to speed along the once-stalled negotiations. Then McCain, his Democratic rival Barack Obama and congressional leaders from both parties went to the White House for what some billed as a photo-op, a public showing of bipartisan support for a piece of legislation that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's to Blame for the Bailout Deal's Stumble? | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

...McCain's move could serve to jolt House Republicans into stepping up support for the plan today - if only to speed McCain's way to Mississippi tomorrow night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Presidential Politics Meets a Financial Crisis | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

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