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...Bush: he famously warned against "throwing white elephants and red herrings" and "upsetting the apple tart." Ahern dresses like a man of the people, too. U2 frontman Bono has lobbied him on Africa and professes "enormous respect" for his countryman, who has committed to reaching the U.N.'s aid target ahead of schedule. But that respect isn't immediately reflected in Bono's nickname for Ahern: "the anoraked one." Style icon or not, the Taoiseach cuts a dash internationally with his decisive role in Northern Ireland's peace process, which, he says, has "turned a corner" toward permanency. Despite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mr. Popularity | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...admonishment from the Ad Board for my “inattention to administrative details” perhaps stung a little. This superfluous reprimand was, regardless, on target. I will never make such a brainless mistake again. But I have no reason to think this will be the last time an oblivious student like me slips through the Harvard bureaucracy—I just hope the advising system is there to catch...

Author: By Emma M. Lind | Title: Of Space Cadets and Safety Nets | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...local newsmagazine Vreme. But this was different: the wars ended years ago, Serbia's former President Slobodan Milosevic is dead and buried, and this was not a combat zone - it was my own apartment in my own hometown. And for the first time, my wife was also a target. Fortunately, our teenage daughter wasn't home at the time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blast from the Past | 4/19/2007 | See Source »

...take the attack personally. Its target was really that part of Serbian society that believes we can't move forward until we've honestly confronted our past. And, judging by the response of the authorities, something positive may yet come out of the ordeal. Within hours, the director of Serbian police showed up to tell me that finding the attacker is a top priority. President Boris Tadic came over to express his support. Rade Bulatovic, the head of Serbia's main security agency, whom I had often criticized, phoned and offered help. Expressions of outrage and offers of help also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blast from the Past | 4/19/2007 | See Source »

Corn. One-fifth of the U.S. corn crop is now turned into ethanol at 114 biorefineries, located primarily in the Midwest. To meet Bush's 2017 target of producing 35 billion gallons of ethanol, the entire current U.S. crop would need to be turned into fuel. So long, cornflakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paved with Green Intentions | 4/19/2007 | See Source »

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