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...selection of Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono as Time's Persons of the Year for 2005 was applauded by readers who admire the trio's powerful efforts to combat global poverty and disease. Other readers singled out different heroes, those who withstood the year's many challenges of disaster and war Your choice of Bono and Bill and Melinda Gates as Persons of the Year was inspired [Dec. 26, 2005?Jan. 2, 2006]. In a year marked by unusual tragedy, it was heartwarming to read about an unprecedented outpouring of generosity. Your honorees are not only appropriately symbolic...
...selection of Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono as TIME's Persons of the Year for 2005 was applauded by readers who admire the trio's powerful efforts to combat global poverty and disease. Other readers singled out different heroes, those who withstood the year's many challenges of disaster...
Seeing their children embrace their heritage is gratifying for the parents who withstood years of youthful rebellion and implied shame. "I was very moved by Grace's efforts," says Grayce Liu's mother Sue, who still calls her daughter by her given name. "She was finally appreciative of all the things I tried to do for her." The hardship these parents and kids have in reaching that kind of understanding reflects more than just the usual generational divide. There is also a cultural crevasse larger than that faced by immigrants' kids whose families at least share a Western civilization that...
...energy from his movement really went overseas after he died, more than here in the U.S., but South Africa, the end of the Berlin Wall. I think the energy went there and it certainly would have very likely drawn his attention as well. Whether his health would have withstood-talk about a candle burning on both ends-on top of all the psychological pressures, just his schedule was a killer. TIME: Incredible...
After the Cordoba revolt fizzled, Barreiro simply vanished. Argentines were relieved that their young democracy had withstood that test. But other officers who face charges dating back to the 1970s could follow Barreiro's example. Warned one rebellious officer: "What has happened with Major Barreiro's refusal to appear is the tip of the iceberg...