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...national security. Hillary Clinton has worked hard as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, but no matter how well-versed she is in military affairs, she still hasn't earned the kind of instinctual trust needed to earn votes on that front. The governors Mark Warner and Tom Vilsack don't inspire that kind of confidence either. Only dark horse Wesley Clark has the kind of credibility that Dems want, but he has other political shortcomings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can the Dems Win on National Security? | 4/11/2006 | See Source »

...VOLUME THREE In this dark, tense, terrifically grownup British spy series, the wiliest enemies are often on the same side as the good guys. As the third season opens, British agent Tom Quinn (the steely Matthew Macfadyen) has been set up in the assassination of the head of the British military, allowing rivals in the government to launch a political takeover of the MI-5 security service. In many ways, it resembles 24--the subterfuge, the personal entanglements, the willingness to kill major characters--but MI-5 is less pyrotechnic and more cerebral. The good guys harbor doubts and make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 TV Spies To Love On DVD | 4/10/2006 | See Source »

Shortly before Representative Tom DeLay announced he would leave Congress by summer, half a dozen advisers were on a conference call debating how to unveil their stunning secret. Suddenly, DeLay's Texas twang silenced the chatter. "Anybody wanna hear what I wanna do?" he asked mischievously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Tom DeLay's Head | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

Researchers call students like Sarah "pushouts," not dropouts. Shelbyville High's new principal, Tom Zobel, says he's familiar with the mind-set. "Ten years ago," he says, "if we had a problem student, the plan was, 'O.K., let's figure out how to get rid of this kid.' Now we have to get them help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dropout Nation | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

...kind of roll with the punches a little bit better than some guys,” Hynes said. “I’ve played two tournaments a year at Yale, so I have some more course knowledge than a lot of the guys.” Junior Tom Hegge came in with an 82, while freshman Michael Shore carded an 85. They were followed in the Harvard finish by sophomore Andrew Livingston with an 89 and Lissner, who reached the clubhouse with a 95. Oklahoma Christian University took the team title with a 302, 28 shots better than...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wet Weekend Hampers Crimson at Yale Tourney | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

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