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...believe they will be ready and the U.S. can stand down when the Iraqis have their own air power. No modern ground force can succeed without air reconnaissance, weapons deployment or the rapid recovery of the injured. The U.S. would never send our troops on any mission without air support. But it seems the U.S. has no plans to allow the Iraqis a fully equipped air force. Paul Schrader, SANDWICH, MASS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The TIME 100 | 5/21/2008 | See Source »

...their abilities - because rank in a hierarchy fundamentally alters people's basic cognitive function." The findings further support the idea, for example, that disadvantaged socioeconomic groups remain entrenched in poverty because their position puts them at a psychological disadvantage, not because they lack the ability or intelligence to succeed. In the study's discussion, the authors suggest that the powerless in society are directed "toward a destiny of dispossession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Power Corrupt? Absolutely Not | 5/20/2008 | See Source »

Looking ahead, Radcliffe will knuckle down after exam period is over for the athletes, take the next two weeks and concentrate on finding the speed they need to succeed at IRA National Championships. June 5-7 the squad will return for the Cooper River looking for vindication...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Radcliffe Finishes Behind Wisconsin | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

...being the first to propagate yellowtail kingfish; he has about 5,000 tons of growing fish in offshore pens at Arno Bay. But tuna can be trickier to deal with. "You look at a fish wrong," he says, "and they keel over." Still, he has no doubt he'll succeed. "We have run the marathon," he says. "We're stepping into the stadium. Even if we fall now, we will crawl inch by inch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sashimi on Demand? | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

...Bush, there's no faster way into the campaign to succeed him (and to reinvigorating his presidency) that via the issue of Israeli security. So today, in front of a supportive audience at the Israeli Knesset, Bush went right at Obama. He mocked those who "believe we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along." Last July, Obama said he supported direct and unconditional talks with the leaders of Iran and North Korea, among others, and though he has backed away from that position, his primary campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Bush-Obama Smackfest | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

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