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...result of the experience." But what is the alternative? Democracy is surely an achievement, and until someone has a better plan for Iraq, I will continue to back Bush's. Tim Savisky Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. The Powers That Will Be The debate at the world economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, over whether India or China will be the dominant economic power in 2050 [Feb. 6] omitted one factor: democracy. Does anyone really think that the world's largest economy could be managed by the Chinese Communist Party? The creativity of democracy, whether it is in India or the U.S., will...
...suitability of Canada's roster for the Olympic Games. The tried-and-true roster, earning nearly $100 million in NHL salaries and including 19 players with 2002 Olympics and/or 2004 World Cup experience, failed to score a goal in three of the last four games. Canada lost to Switzerland, Finland and Russia by identical 2-0 scores. Switzerland? "Took a lot out of us," Gretzky said...
...making up its roster, Canada risked fatigue and injuries by going with tried-and-true veterans, eschewing such younger stars as Sidney Crosby and Jason Spezza. The fiercest competition is likely to come from the Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland. Team USA and Switzerland are both regarded as dark horses, while Russia--a longtime nemesis that hadn't been expected to be a threat--has been playing in Torino as if it has nothing to lose. The Russian team is young, assembled by former NHL star Pavel Bure and led by rising players, including NHL rookie-of-the-year candidate...
...bounty for capturing outlaw John Wesley Hardin. The Vice President was hunting with not only his friend Whittington, who has advised Texas Governors and plays a monthly card game with the likes of a retired state supreme court justice, but also Pamela Pitzer Willeford, the ambassador to Switzerland. Tobin died in October, so his wife Anne Legendre Armstrong, a former ambassador to Britain and a longtime Cheney friend, played host. For all that, Armstrong Ranch is countrified rather than ostentatious. At the entrance is a utilitarian "bumper" gate, so named because you nudge it open with your vehicle. Guests usually...
...upbeat forecast--albeit with some significant caveats--emerged from a lively discussion of TIME's Board of Economists at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "The outlook is for another Goldilocks kind of year," is how Laura D'Andrea Tyson, dean of the London Business School and a former White House economist, summed...