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...collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Key to this was the role of Mikhail Gorbachev at the helm of Soviet affairs. One wonders why a man of Gorbachev's stature fails perhaps to garner as much critical acclaim as his contemporaries in the West. It probably has to do with his complicated ideological position, as both the leader and the reformer of the Marxist Soviet state. Eclecticism was the hallmark of his thinking and politics. Today the world needs more leaders who bridge differences rather than those who capitalize on them. Amit Pradhan, Baroda...
...largest achievement gap in three of four areas: fourth- and eighth-grade reading as well as fourth-grade math. As in many Northern and Midwestern states, Wisconsin's white students generally perform well, providing a stark contrast to its underperforming minorities. Conversely, the small achievement gap in places like West Virginia (with a racial divide of just 13 points in fourth-grade reading) can prove a mixed blessing, as it often indicates that white students are missing the mark as well...
...that "exercising mercy towards a cruel enemy means being cruel towards innocent and honest soldiers," allegedly helped create an atmosphere in which there was insufficient concern for Palestinian civilians, say some of the soldiers who spoke to Breaking the Silence. (Watch TIME's video "Protesting Gaza, Carefully, in the West Bank...
...town. He points to a weathered chieftain's tomb on the opposite bank, a wooden blur amid ferns and rubber and durian trees. The family hasn't maintained it for years, and restoration is unlikely. It's getting darker as the sun dips below Jayong mountain to the west. Soon the day will be gone, and soon so will the tomb and men like Kojan...
...film, which follows a gay Austrian reporter's quest for fame in the U.S., was due to be released in Ukraine next week. But the commission felt that the country, with its conservative Catholic west and Orthodox east, was just not ready for Brüno and the character's over-the-top sexual antics, including an explicit romp with his pint-size boyfriend and oral sex with a ghost...