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...much new there. The Bush Administration had pushed in the same direction, albeit with a lot less vigor. But Clinton's timing was crucial. Netanyahu, who is likely to be Israel's next Premier, opposes the idea of giving the Palestinians their own state, so Clinton's remarks are a warning that Washington expects right winger Netanyahu to abide by peace accords signed by previous Israeli governments. (Netanyahu says he believes in an "economic peace" with the Palestinians, but Clinton made it clear in talks with Israeli officials that a political solution must come first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Schmoozes in Israel — at the Right Length | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...predecessor, whom New York City Catholics widely viewed as distant. Dolan promises to "engage" rather than confront politicians who are in favor of abortion rights and foster much-needed ecumenical dialogue with the city's diverse community. He has already committed to keeping Catholic schools open and bringing vigor to the church's recruitment efforts. And he naturally plans to shift his baseball allegiance to the Yankees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...careers built on the display of disability,” Reckart says.While the names of these student artists may not yield Wikipedia search results quite as impressive as those of the 19th century artists whose paintings once graced the Mass Hall corridor, their ingenious, meticulously executed work adds new vigor to the administrative heart of the college...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Art Placed at Forefront in Mass Hall | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

...Saddam Hussein's Iraq, he dropped his given name and went by "Jawad," to avoid detection by the dictator's spies. Returning to Baghdad in 2003, Maliki seemed no different from the legion of Shi'ite partisans who took up posts in the U.S.-installed interim government. He brought vigor and venom to his job on the committee responsible for purging the government of Saddam's mainly Sunni elite. He also spoke of reordering Iraq according to the fundamental principles of the Koran. In a couple of years, however, he had taken on a more conciliatory mien, speaking of communal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nouri al-Maliki: Iraq's New Strongman | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...creation of a "Ministry of Immigration and National Identity", for example, was applauded by rightists and deplored on the left with equal vigor - and for the same reason: the notion that safeguarding French identity is directly tied to controlling foreigners coming to France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Wrong With a Museum of French History? | 1/18/2009 | See Source »

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