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...brace of polls indicated great faith in Obama, somewhat less faith in his proposed solutions, and a crushing consensus that the Republican Party seemed more interested in playing politics at a time of crisis than in behaving constructively. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a smart fellow if not yet a wise one, gave the Republican response to Obama's speech and quickly became the poster boy for his party's vacuity and cynicism. He had announced noisily that he was rejecting a portion of the stimulus money coming to his state - but it turned out to be a minuscule portion, little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Speech: A Tonal Masterpiece | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...union, Helling said, did talk to some players about it, but the pitcher was wise enough not to expect anything to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Warned Baseball About Steroids | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...dating service. Yet, by transforming the relationship into a public status symbol, it has enabled us to forgo intimacy and vulnerability and has promoted the further fetishization of the labels “boyfriend” and “girlfriend.” We would all be wise to think carefully before assigning such definitive, and eminently public, definitions to our love lives.Courtney A. Fiske ’11, a Crimson editorial writer, is a social studies concentrator in Lowell House. Her column appears on alternate Tuesdays...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske | Title: Relationship Status on Facebook: | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...economic crisis. But the honor was hardly an unvarnished vote of confidence. During her Japan stopover, Clinton took an unusual side trip by also meeting with Ozawa, the DPJ chief. Is Washington expecting a sea change in Japanese politics? During a period of unprecedented economic turmoil, it's wise to hedge your bets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crunch Time | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...guard Iraq's finest museum. "It was possible entirely because of the long links kept between curators even through the worst moments of Saddam Hussein," says MacGregor. In a world where political relationships can be as fragile as an ancient vase, that's a lesson leaders would be wise to remember. - With reporting by I-Ching Ng / Hong Kong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Art of Museum Diplomacy | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

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