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That's because, along with whatever dream it is that brings people to Washington in the first place (universal health care, peace in the Middle East, unlimited think-tank cheese plates), one of the perks is the power marriage. Few are aiming for a truly high-wattage pairing on a par with Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn's or James Carville and Mary Matalin's. The hope is to be an equal partner in a couple where you make a difference while also making loads of money and not getting indicted, if you can manage it. Both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lobbyists in Love | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

According to military officials, the Marines say they then started taking fire from the direction of a second house, prompting them to break down the door of that house and throw in a grenade, blowing up a propane tank in the kitchen. The Marines then began firing, killing eight residents--including the owner, his wife, the owner's sister, a 2-year-old son and three young daughters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Collateral Damage or Civilian Massacre in Haditha? | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...According to military officials, the Marines say they then started taking fire from the direction of a second house, prompting them to break down the door of that house and throw in a grenade, blowing up a propane tank in the kitchen. The Marines then began firing, killing eight residents-including the owner, his wife, the owner's sister, a 2-year-old son and three young daughters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Collateral Damage or Civilian Massacre in Haditha? | 3/19/2006 | See Source »

...CHALONGPHOB SUSSANGKARN President of the Thailand Development Research Institute, an independent think tank in Bangkok Thaksin doesn't understand the saying that justice must not only be done but be seen to be done. More and more people are saying that the laws have been distorted or misinterpreted to favor his business group. Thaksin's stance is that he's doing everything legally, and he's dissolved parliament to hold an election. But this doesn't address what the protesters are talking about. As the situation drags on, bigger groups of people will begin to understand this distinction between playing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Thaksin Stay? | 3/13/2006 | See Source »

...March of 2004, after Harvard chose to hold on his gift, the president of the United Arab Emirates rescinded his $2.5 million offer to the University. Harvard Divinity School students had been critical of a think tank to which the president had ties—they claimed that the organization propagated anti-American and anti-Semitic sentiment...

Author: By Giuliana Vetrano, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: No Strings Attached? | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

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