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...book Going Rogue, John McCain convened an unusual conference call with the former top staffers of his 2008 presidential campaign. McCainworld had been braced for the Palin tome for months, fearing she would use it to settle scores against a group of aides she had turned against - and vice versa. On the call, however, McCain implored his people to refrain from comment on the book. He had no appetite for an ugly public airing of his campaign's most heavily soiled laundry. (See pictures of Sarah Palin's life since the election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Her GOP Critics Unleashed, Will Palin Fire Back? | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

...President made the best possible argument for a rather iffy proposition: the expansion of a war that is 51% necessary and 49% futile (or vice versa). But you can't argue a people into war, especially one that seems so indistinct and perplexing. Once you have made the decision to go, or to redouble your efforts, you must lead the charge - passionately and, yes, with a touch of anger. Obama's attempt to do that, his peroration about the ideals that cause us to fight, was lovely but abstract: "It is easy to forget that when this war began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: Can Obama Sell America on This War? | 12/3/2009 | See Source »

...events: "To what extent has each of the two sides, especially Iran, benefited from that 'win-win' game? Has this 'win' been at the level of 50%, or has Iran's share of that win been 10% and the other side's win has been 90%, or vice versa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Nuke Standoff and Ahmadinejad's Woes | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...this in a way, because there can be some negative attitudes towards athletes at Harvard,” she added. “Yet anyone who is going to buy DHAs on their own accord is actually going out of their way to be associated with athletes, not vice versa...

Author: By Rachel T. Lipson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: DHA’s Sweats, No Sweat Required | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...Some demonstrators - by now seasoned veterans in confronting the police - counseled that applying cigarette smoke to the eyes eases burning sensations, as opposed to dousing the eyes with water. This led to odd moments where teenage boys were seen blowing smoke into the eyes of elderly women and vice versa. (See pictures of protests against Iran's election around the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran Disputes Press Coverage of Day of Protests | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

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