How do i restore specific system settings, etc. from time machine

I want to wipe my hard drive, and then restore a few, specific settings, such as safari passwords, and applications to my mac without having to restore everything and I'm wondering if there is a way for me to do that.

http://www.ehow.com/how_12107397_restore-keychains-mac.html
http://pondini.org/TM/15.html

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