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...Neither companies nor government officials want to wait any longer to kick-start production. The Iraqi people are impatient for economic relief, and since more than 90% of Iraq's budget comes from oil revenues, nothing seems to offer more hope than the arrival of Big Oil. "We still have a long way to go to build the country," says Ahmeh Jasim, 56, a real estate agent in Baghdad. "Without these companies it is very hard to have a proper oil sector." For most Iraqis, the drilling cannot begin soon enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pump It Up: The Development of Iraq's Oil Reserves | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

...Signaling a U.S. Departure Date Creates Leverage 
Some critics suggest that by announcing July 2011 as the target date to begin a troop drawdown, President Obama has encouraged the Taliban to simply wait out the Americans. Supporters counter that by declaring that the U.S. commitment is finite, the President is forcing Karzai and the Pakistanis to take more responsibility for fighting the Taliban. That debate may be missing the point: everyone in the region is already acting on the assumption that the U.S. presence is temporary, knowing that America can't sustain a permanent occupation. One reason Karzai...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Flawed Assumptions of Obama's Afghan Surge | 12/6/2009 | See Source »

...Over the past few games, we’ve been coming out with a slow start and picking things up after the first period,” Kessler said. “We know that with Minnesota, we can’t wait until midway through the game to pick it up. We have to go out strong...

Author: By Alexa I Stern, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: No. 2 Minnesota To Test Crimson at Home | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

...says you have to wait until Valentine’s Day for love? While the winter festivities tend to spread merriness all around, it might be a bit more difficult to get into the holiday spirit if you’re single. So if you’re itching to shake off the winter blues, cozy up to my picks for the best places to find your hipster soul mate. Looks like finding love at Harvard doesn’t have to be a Christmas miracle after...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns, Jeffrey W. Feldman, Ama R. Francis, Jessica R. Henderson, Joshua J. Kearney, Eunice Y. Kim, Chris R. Kingston, Ali R. Leskowitz, Beryl C.D. Lipton, Monica S. Liu, Ryan J. Meehan, Antonia M.R. Peacocke, Erika P. Pierson, Bram A. Strochlic, Mark A. VanMiddlesworth, and Denise J. Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Editor's Picks 2009 | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

...Over the past few games, we’ve been coming out with a slow start and picking things up after the first period,” Kessler said. “We know that with Minnesota, we can’t wait until midway through the game to pick it up. We have to go out strong...

Author: By Renee G. Stern, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: No. 2 Minnesota To Test Crimson at Home | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

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