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From the taxi drivers mourning slow business from a low turnout to the confused delegates figuring out the uncertain schedule, the Republican National Convention was disappointing. My recent trip there was tainted by lackluster speeches, and a hasty vice presidential decision...

Author: By Nafees A. Syed | Title: Trading Spaces: Palin and Obama | 9/9/2008 | See Source »

...Awakening groups had outlived their usefulness, vowing to Shi'ite tribal leaders that all militias would eventually be disarmed. It is a long way from the days when Awakening leaders once hoped to take seats in Maliki's governing coalition. They now sit on the sidelines of Iraqi politics uncertain about what comes next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dark Days for Iraq's Awakening | 9/1/2008 | See Source »

...Tatchell sees ulterior motives in exhuming the Cardinal: "embarrassment" because of his relationship with St. John. "They were inseparable. They lived together for half a century, effectively like husband and wife," says Tatchell. "There were repeated allegations during [Newman's] lifetime about his circle of homosexual friends. It is uncertain whether their relationship involved sex. It is quite likely that both men had a gay orientation but chose to abstain from sexual relations. But abstinence does not alter a person's sexual orientation." Tatchell says that the two men's bond, and Newman's abiding wish to have his final...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Was a Would-Be Saint Gay? | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...parliament, which must ratify the pact after review by the Prime Minister. But al-Maliki appears to be pressing for more on the question of whether U.S. troops remaining in Iraq would enjoy the same immunity from prosecution that they have in other host countries. Also, it remains uncertain under the new agreement whether U.S. forces would retain the right to arrest and detain Iraqi nationals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tougher al-Maliki Flexes His Muscle | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

...Still, Moscow remains uncertain of its next step. "Should Russia confine its efforts to South Ossetia, it still might emerge out of this mess as the power who moved in to stop bloodshed," says Malashenko. "Should Russia move further into Georgia, it will be deemed the aggressor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moscow's Dangerous Game in Georgia | 8/10/2008 | See Source »

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