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...Qaeda is bigger than Osama bin Laden As Obama sends 30,000 more troops to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a haven for terrorists, it is obvious that al-Qaeda has set up franchises to wage offensive war against the U.S. in places like Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Yemen, which has vast tracts of lawless countryside, has been harboring - and nurturing - terrorists for years. It is the site of the 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole that killed 17 U.S. sailors, as well as the stomping ground of Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical cleric and cyber-pen pal of Army Major...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What We Can Learn from Flight 253 | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

After three road contests against bigger teams with superior athleticism, Harvard was finally able to bully its opponent down low, finishing with a rebounding advantage of 45-31 and scoring 22 second-chance points...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Engineers Win Over Cambridge Foe | 12/29/2009 | See Source »

Among the changes my patients seem to believe in, in this twilight of our crazy decade, is a newfound need to talk about the bigger health care picture with their orthopedic surgeon. They love talking about the government plan, insurance companies, overseas surgery outfits, electronic medical records. Often, I enjoy it too. It can slow down office hours but it beats droning on about glucosamine. From many hours of chat with many patients like Tony and Ira has emerged one strong theme: "Get it while you still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: End-of-Year To-Do List: Schedule Surgery? | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

...really take pride in trying to contain scorers,” Wright said. “Some of the bigger schools underestimate [Lin], but he’s very talented, so we just wanted to try to contain and try to force him into tough shots...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hoyas Too Much For Harvard To Handle | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

...number of practicing Christians at 13,000 in 2001, but South Korean church groups estimate about 100,000 Christians practice in secret churches across the nation now. "We always met for prayer at peoples' homes, in groups of two to keep it private," Jeong says. "When we met in bigger groups, we went far away to the mountains where no one could find us." (See rare pictures from inside North Korea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Christmas Is (Not) Celebrated in North Korea | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

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