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Optimistic after negotiating an emergency bailout deal with fellow E.U. member states, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou sat down with TIME contributor Nicole Itano in his office at the Maximos Mansion in Athens this week. Highlights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A with George Papandreou | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

...turn of George, Andreas' eldest son. Papandreou, 57, who was elected Prime Minister last October, has spent most of his first six months in office keeping Greece from bankruptcy and forcing through reforms. In the cavernous, colonnaded rooms of Maximos Mansion, where he met TIME on March 29, the Papandreou legacy seems to hang uneasily on the down-to-earth, softly spoken premier. The Apple laptop on his desk, the Prius in the driveway and the bold modern art next to the leather-bound books are small but telling signs of how he is shaking up the fusty world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George Papandreou: The Greek Thinker | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

Democrats say Perry has come close to being vulnerable before, citing the 2006 election, when he squeaked back into the governor's mansion with just 39% of the vote. But that was a race that included three other major candidates with widespread appeal - Democrat Chris Bell, who got 28% of the vote; renegade Democrat turned Republican turned independent Carole Strayhorn, who garnered 18%; and songwriter-novelist Kinky Friedman, who won 12%. Short of a scandal, Perry's base seems secure. Democrats are hoping that the election might reflect voter weariness with Perry, who has served almost 10 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has a Democrat Got a Chance of Becoming Governor of Texas? | 3/17/2010 | See Source »

...days after his protégé took office, a mass of Nigeria's rich, powerful and wannabes - parliamentarians, former ministers, ex-governors, a former police chief and even the head of a state-owned television station - crowded into the expansive living room of Clark's Abuja mansion. Clark sensed his growing power. "I am [Jonathan's] political godfather," he told TIME, regarding the melee at his house with evident relish. (See how big of a threat are "Nigeria's Taliban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Goodluck Jonathan the Answer to Nigeria's Woes? | 2/13/2010 | See Source »

Does your girlfriend envision you as the Darcy to her Elizabeth? Woo her this Valentine’s Day by taking her on a tour of 1800s romance and the Gore Mansion (built in 1806). A guide in period attire is promised, as is authentic quoting from the masterpieces of Austen herself...

Author: By Rachel T. Lipson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Get Out! | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

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