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The Quiet Giant So what will she do now? Given Germany's modern history, it is hardly surprising that the nation - and whoever leads it - rarely seeks to thrust itself into acrimonious global issues. German political debate overwhelmingly concerns itself with sustaining and extending the widely shared prosperity and personal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Angela Merkel's Moment | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

When Lou Dobbs announced in november that he was quitting CNN after nearly 30 years, his decision was surprising. More so were reports that the outspoken Dobbs was considering running for Senate or even for President as an independent. Is he leader material? Could he become America's most beloved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2010 and On: Pundits Get Ready for Their Close-Up | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

Willow's predicament is hardly surprising. To some white congregants, naming a person of another color to tell you what Scripture means, week in and week out, crosses an internal boundary between "diversity" (positive) and "affirmative action" (potentially unnerving). Daniel Hill, a former Willow young-adult pastor who founded his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Megachurches Bridge the Racial Divide? | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

None of which prevented his new play, Race--with its blunt title promising a no-holds-barred look at Topic A of the Obama era--from becoming, sight unseen, the dramatic event of the Broadway season. The fact that, once it was seen, the play turned out to be a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Downward Spiral of David Mamet | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

It may not be surprising that consumers can't accurately judge a teaspoon of medicine without the aid of the teaspoon itself, but the reason for the error tells us something about how our perceptions work - or fail to work. It's well established that smaller plates can help people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Spoonful of Medicine: Too Often the Wrong Dose | 1/7/2010 | See Source »

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