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...bureaucracy behind the scenes. "He has created competition within government that is even better than what Koizumi did," Feldman says. But while Koizumi responded to opposition by shifting the blame to the old guard with accomplished political jujitsu, Abe and his novice team seem to lack the ability-or stomach-to take his fight for reform to the public. He punted on the critical question of whether to raise Japan's consumption tax to help cut public debt, delaying the potentially unpopular decision until after the summer elections-a worrying return to the pre-Koizumi politics of delay. No less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Shinzo Abe Find His Way? | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

...opponent, but three questionable calls over the course of four points cost him the break and drew howls of anger from the crowd. At that point, Valkin says, he began to feel cramps coming on in his quadriceps. He was promptly broken, and during the side change, he lay stomach-down on the court, getting stretched by the trainer. Things looked dire, but Valkin fought through, breaking his opponent back and then holding his own serve to go up 6-5. “Ultimately, [getting cramps] was a blessing in disguise,” Valkin said...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Northwestern Sneaks Past Harvard | 2/11/2007 | See Source »

...someone who has zipped over Afghan mountains and along Iraqi river valleys in U.S. military choppers - usually clutching my stomach to avoid losing my MRE - I know there are no helicopter pilots better than those trained by the U.S. military. Nor are there any better flying machines (the White House's recent ordering of a fleet of Anglo-Italian helicopters for the President's use notwithstanding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Are So Many Choppers Crashing? | 2/7/2007 | See Source »

...Mohler, a Calvinist, went into the hospital in December for a fairly routine stomach operation and suddenly developed pulmonary embolisms, a frequently fatal form of clotting, in both lungs. After emergency surgery and four days in the Intensive Care unit, he made a complete recovery. David Van Biema asked him whether his crisis could illuminate his brand of faith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Calvinist Faces Death | 1/31/2007 | See Source »

DIED. Denny Doherty, 66, winsome, bohemian lead vocalist and founding member of the Mamas and the Papas, the seminal 1960s pop foursome known for its tuneful harmonies on such hits as California Dreamin', Monday, Monday and Dedicated to the One I Love; after a short illness following stomach surgery; in Mississauga, Ont. The collegial but incestuous group--which included arranger-songwriter John Phillips, his wife Michelle and Cass Elliot--famously began to self-destruct after the disclosure that Doherty and Michelle Phillips had been having an affair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Feb. 5, 2007 | 1/25/2007 | See Source »

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