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Furthermore, a citizenry that is generally unmoved by the infrastructure mission means that few local politicians are willing to take it up. Why would a state senator forgo championing funding for social services, education, or welfare, and the valuable voter support that comes with it, in favor of an infrastructure...

Author: By Dana A. Stern | Title: Rebuild from the Roads Up | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

The Bush Administration and congressional Republicans have gone out of their way to be gracious since Democrats won the White House and expanded their majorities in both chambers of Congress earlier this month. President George W. Bush has already invited Barack and Michelle Obama to the White House - the earliest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Dems' Drive to Aid Detroit Is Stalling Out | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

That is now what passersby can see in Shibuya, a district where young Tokyoites thrive, thinking little in their day-to-day lives of what their grandparents lived through. Tokyo's Shibuya was chosen over other locations in cities that wanted the mural for display, and it will remain there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Lost Masterpiece, Now Found in Tokyo's Metro | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

On Sunday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai shocked Afghan and international observers when he reached out to the fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar, offering him a guarantee of safety if he agrees to peace talks. Omar, who has a $10 million price on his head for his support of al-Qaeda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghan Overture: Behind Karzai's Appeal to Mullah Omar | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

As the insurgency gains a stronger foothold in Afghanistan, there has been growing debate both inside and outside the country about the possibility of reconciling with some moderate elements of the Taliban. Until now, however, Omar has always been considered one of the "irreconcilables," a key leader unacceptable because of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghan Overture: Behind Karzai's Appeal to Mullah Omar | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

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