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...that Blair has announced his resignation from the British premiership, the world is reviewing the performance of this renowned statesman. Blair admitted he might have blundered on Iraq, but he made his choice in good faith because he strongly believed that was the right way to combat terrorism. He did not ask for absolution, but instead he reminded his nation and the world that without him Britain (and to a lesser extent the E.U.) would not be what it is today. The era of statesman Blair is fast coming to an end. Is he leaving Downing Street as a failure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

...dogged Arafat and his entourage, of the missing millions in aid money. But he remains loyal to Arafat and insists, along with his friends, that I tour a museum in the camp whose showpiece is a photo display of Arafat in his many guises, from bug-eyed terrorist to statesman. Omar rushes me past a photo of Arafat shaking hands with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin; he thinks Arafat gave away too much to the Israelis, as do many Palestinians still holding keys to their families' old houses. (Israel has never accepted that all Palestinian refugees have the right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Shadow of the Six-Day War | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

...expect this nation to take you seriously as a leader and statesman after you stated at the GOP debate last month that you do not believe in evolution? -Michael Magee, San Diego, Calif.We were asked to raise our hand in response to a question, and it's difficult to explain your beliefs like that. I actually believe that evolution exists, but I also believe that creationism is the prime mover of that evolutionary process. So if I could explain it, maybe people would understand a little more about me, then they can decide to take me seriously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Tom Tancredo | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

...think has ever stopped running for this seat, then I’d be willing to step in and run,” Albano said. “But I’m not going to run again Alice Wolf. She’s an elder statesman in this area...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani and Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Barrios Departs, Race Opens | 5/23/2007 | See Source »

...manner of both enhancing peace and resolving conflict." And it is this combination of advancing French national interests while going to bat for smaller allies that often allowed France to punch beyond its diplomatic weight category. "In hindsight, I think we'll see Chirac viewed as the statesman who neglected the hard decisions at home in favor of projecting France and its interests around the world," Reyni? concludes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saying Goodbye to Jacques Chirac | 5/16/2007 | See Source »

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