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...government.” This is an unfortunate misconception of the entire service movement. The point of voluntary service—paid or unpaid—is to free citizens from reliance on government programs and solutions, provide ways for Americans to dedicate their time to helping others, and unleash citizen energy on pressing, persistent problems in education, our environment, and disaster relief. The growth of the service movement, in fact, is a reflection of the reality that big government bureaucracies haven’t always been very successful or efficient. Community and national service is not just about painting...

Author: By Ethan L. Gray, Mark A. Isaacson, and Kent Park | Title: Robinson Mischaracterizes Service | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...consigned to hotel bars and fringe meetings. All arguments centered on a single issue: Can Prime Minister Gordon Brown win over increasingly fractious critics? Should Labour dump him in the hopes that a successor would rescue the party from its historic depths of unpopularity? Or would such an ouster unleash infighting that would shred what it was meant to save...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain's Gordon Brown Fights for His Political Life | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

...show up at campaign rallies, she generates as much excitement as an incumbent President. She starts casually, talking about sports and her handsome husband (who silently smiles and waves from the wings), and telling hokey jokes about Alaska. She has the ability to size up the crowd and unleash her charm and charisma, without crossing the line into cocky or cloying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain and Palin: Polishing Their Buddy Act | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

...Darth Vader's apprentice. When somebody tries to mess with you, you don't initiate trade negotiations--you unleash the Force on his puny, goody-good Jedi ass. You shock him, you boomerang your light saber at him, you grab him by the midi-chlorians and chuck him off a cliff. It's an authentically dark Star Wars tale and the perfect antidote to years of Ewok-flavored cuteness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Things You Should Know About | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

...speed the adoption of renewable energy and the phasing out of fossil fuels - exactly what the We ads, with their flowing wind turbines, are preaching. "The solutions are out there now," says Zoi. "All of this stuff is ready to take off. What we need is the policy to unleash the potential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'We' Climate Campaign: Glossy, But Will It Work? | 9/1/2008 | See Source »

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