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Forget immigration, lobbyists, and even pages—this is the real story of how we became everything that we hated in 1994. Worst of all, most Republicans won’t even acknowledge that the problem exists. Let’s hope November is a really loud wake-up call...

Author: By Stephen E. Dewey | Title: Party of Denial | 10/20/2006 | See Source »

...understand why.If you’re not into manliness, but you’re interested in politics, then MR 74, “The Theory of Republican Government,” is one of the toughest, but best, Cores around. Like many desirable Cores it boasts an early wake-up call, but Professor Carpenter and its readings make the a.m. worth it. MR 74 is a Western-centric, Gov-like course, focusing on the evolution of Republican systems as well as their relevance today. Readings range from Machiavelli to Mansfield, as you learn about the different definitions and manifestations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Moral Reasoning | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...become a little smarter of an operation," he says. Just a few days ago, the Taliban fired mortars at the base. No one was hurt, but it certainly was a wake-up call. Now that the usual "presence patrols" are limited, the Taliban have become bolder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fort Apache in Taliban Land | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...Joseph to a Belgian investment group and before that had been president of Christian Lacroix at LVMH, ultimately sold Jimmy Choo in 2004 to Lion Capital for five times what he and his partners at Phoenix Equity Partners originally paid in 2001. "It gave a lot of people a wake-up call," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art Of The Deal: Green Is the New Black | 9/11/2006 | See Source »

...five years since Kristin Breitweiser watched her husband die in the World Trade Center on television, the onetime New Jersey housewife has transformed herself into a vocal political activist. In Wake-Up Call: The Political Education of a 9/11 Widow, a new book out this week, Breitweiser, 35, recounts her work to establish the 9/11 Commission, taking on Henry Kissinger and being serenaded by Bruce Springsteen. She recently spoke to TIME's Kathleen Kingsbury on why the U.S. isn't safer five years after September 11, 2001, what we should do about it and why Ann Coulter isn't helping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Housewife to Outspoken "Jersey Girl" | 9/8/2006 | See Source »

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