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...first eight months in the Senate, if you asked anyone why Barack Obama kept such a low profile, the answer was always the same: ?He?s taking the Hillary approach.? Just as Hillary Clinton kept out of the spotlight after taking office to much fanfare, Obama, a star of last year's Democratic convention, has spent most of his time in Illinois, and out of the headlines. While he did appear on Oprah Winfrey?s television show in January, he has focused his energy on local issues like veterans? benefits and has deferred to his more experienced colleagues...
...news can often seem a constant stream of bad tidings?wars, tsunamis, hurricanes?but every year TIME Asia gets to do something that reaffirms our faith in the goodness of people, and in the world as a wondrous place. In our annual Asia's Heroes issues, we spotlight ordinary people doing extraordinary things?inspirations to us all. Next week we publish our latest list. First, though, we catch up with a few of the chosen from last year...
...failures in his preparation. Often one can have moral conviction that someone is guilty, but unless it can be proved there is no case." That has prompted speculation that Judge Garzón, who is currently on sabbatical in New York, may be gradually moved out of the spotlight he has enjoyed in a number of high-profile human-rights and terrorism cases...
...modest protests last week in Britain over rising fuel costs did not bring the country to a halt, as similar protests had in 2000. Even so, by staging their protests at oil refining plants, the handful of angry truckers who spoke out did manage to throw a spotlight on a major, if little-understood, factor behind the current international fuel crisis. In the past, when gas prices spiked, notably in the late 1970s, the problem was caused by high crude oil prices. This month, as global gas prices took a steady upward march in the wake of Hurricane Katrina...
This year, with the loss of Ryan Fitzpatrick ’05 and Everett, the Harvard secondary led by Howell and Sonkur will finally get its time in the spotlight as well...