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...Israel will need to move carefully. Air strikes that kill large numbers of Palestinian civilians are only likely to fuel support for Hamas and ramp up international pressure to end the operation quickly. (See pictures of Gaza border tension...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gaza Air Strikes: Why Israel Attacked | 12/27/2008 | See Source »

...included in the recount, partly because it has nothing to lose (it's behind) and partly because, historically, Democrats screw up their ballots more often than Republicans. They're the shaky-handed elderly, the movement-limited disabled, the instruction-confused immigrants, the first-time-voting minorities. But despite this tension, the two law teams have been pleasant toward each other. Franken lead attorney Marc Elias, who was head counsel for the John Kerry campaign, says, "It's been cordial. I've met Coleman's lawyer, Mr. Knaak, three times. He seems like a nice fellow." In fact, each side independently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Franken vs. Coleman: Still Counting in Minnesota | 12/13/2008 | See Source »

...shot was too tight, too dark, or simply with too foreign a subject—leaving the viewer with little more than free-associative and mnemonic inference. But this is all part of Dorsky’s vision. “The whole idea is to set up tension that you as the viewer synapse the completion of,” Dorsky says.“Alaya,” the oldest of the three, is distinct from the program’s bookends, focusing on the strangely captivating, almost hypnotic qualities of sand. The subject of every shot...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: LINEAR PERSPECTIVE: Nathaniel Dorsky | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

...ended justification for humanitarian intervention that the U.N. adopted in 2005. That's because saving Zimbabwe from a humanitarian catastrophe will require hundreds of millions of dollars of foreign aid and investment, which will be withheld as long as the strongman holds on to power. (See pictures of political tension in Zimbabwe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cholera Ravages Zimbabwe, Mugabe Won't Budge | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...closeup conflict and emotional kick, the Frost/Nixon movie tops the play. But neither can match the tension and weird poignancy of the original interviews - reality TV of the highest, queasiest order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Nixon Got Frosted: Capturing History | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

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