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Unless things change, the Iraqi police will take over from the Americans when they leave in April. And if that happens, most residents expect the fragile peace to unravel. Marital spats will give way to martial conflicts and the distrust between the police and the people will lead once again to armed confrontations. "We are the government in their eyes," says Crider. "The government has certain responsibilities to the people. It's our responsibility to the people to act. But the current Iraqi government has got to start taking responsibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the War Stories Have Nothing to do With War | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

...saints. (The real problem is that Clinton seemed to put LBJ on a pedestal higher than King's.) That was probably not her intention, but neither was this her best example in the deeds-not-words crusade she was on. In any case, at that point, things began to unravel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Race Spells Trouble for the Dems | 1/14/2008 | See Source »

After convening for two days to discuss these ways the country is "in danger," the group issued a statement urging the two parties to move past bipartisan games and instead work together to unravel the policy and political knots that have paralyzed Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Search of the Political Middle | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

...director of both films, appears to realize that he will not surpass his previous feat; rather, he makes allusions to his cult classic by designating the signature rabbit symbol from “Donnie Darko” as an icon for the underground Marxist movement that begins to unravel the apocalypse plot. In doing this, he acknowledges that the success of the cult is everywhere. Here, however, Kelly has more mainstream aspirations. He aims both for surrealist comedy and action slasher, although time travel does make a cameo appearance near the end of the film. The dialogue has its moments...

Author: By Jenny J. Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Southland Tales | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

Liberal health experts worry that these plans would cause the employer-based system to unravel. But it's already unraveling. As health costs increase, companies are cutting back on their coverage or dropping it altogether. The Democratic solution to the problem is to find new ways to bolster the employer-based system and fill in its gaps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Real Health Care Radicals | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

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