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...speculated that the decision of the court will be very close and depend on the swing votes of Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony M. Kennedy...

Author: By Katharine A. Kaplan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Supreme Court To Rule on Race in Admissions | 12/3/2002 | See Source »

...with several African-American leaders who are threatening to stay home to teach a lesson to Democrats, who spend more time courting Bush than courting blacks. Governor Foster came around last week, joining Terrell onstage with Dick Cheney. And there's another politician ready to help. President Bush will swing through Louisiana on his way back to Washington after Thanksgiving to give a boost to the candidate he can count on 100% of the time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The I-Love-George Contest | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

...seven large truck bombs at embassies and other key sites in the city-state late last year. "They were absolutely horrified at how close the plan was to execution," says a source who has worked closely with the Singapore authorities on terrorism issues. Not that the authorities didn't swing into action with characteristic efficiency once the plot was uncovered. With nearly 40 alleged militants now in prison, Singapore officials insist there is no longer "any credible threat" from Jemaah Islamiah cells inside the island republic. But as terror expert Zachary Abuza points out, ultimately, a successful attack in Singapore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will They Strike Again? | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

...with several African-American leaders who are threatening to stay home to teach a lesson to Democrats, who spend more time courting Bush than courting blacks. Governor Foster came around last week, joining Terrell onstage with Dick Cheney. And there's another politician ready to help. President Bush will swing through Louisiana on his way back to Washington after Thanksgiving to give a boost to the candidate he can count on 100% of the time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Louisiana's I-Love-George Contest | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

...they don't really know what kind of a man he is, but that anything's better than the man he defeated, party hack Binyamin Ben-Eliezer. And they don't expect Mitzna to lead them to victory in the elections, which are likely to show a wartime swing to the right. After 20 months in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's "national unity" coalition, Labor just wants a dovish alternative to the hard line. They can count on Mitzna for that. As Prime Minister, he promises, he'd restart negotiations with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. If there was no peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Doves Fly Again | 11/24/2002 | See Source »

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