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Perhaps investigators can take note from Captain Kidd, who in the late 1600s - and not far from Madoff's Montauk estate - roamed northern Long Island and Gardiners and Block islands, burying his stolen treasure. Maybe SEC investigators and Madoff's many thousands of victims should bring shovels and start digging, fast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Has Bernie Madoff Buried His Loot? | 1/7/2009 | See Source »

...Rantissi's view, it didn't matter if a few dozen - or even a few hundred - Hamas fighters were killed. Their "martyrdom" would only strengthen Palestinian hatred for Israel and sympathy for Hamas. It didn't matter if Israeli jets bombed Hamas offices, because cinder-block structures could easily be replaced. And it didn't matter if Israel took out Hamas' leaders, because they were also replaceable. "Any moment, a rocket could come through that window and kill me," Rantissi said, "but even before the smoke has cleared, there will be a replacement ready." What the Israelis didn't realize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Analysis: How Hamas Wins by Losing | 1/6/2009 | See Source »

...month, newly appointed Information and Communication Minister Ranongruk Suwanchawee told reporters that her main priority would be eradicating antimonarchy websites from Thai cyberspace. Earlier this month, she announced that the ministry was setting up a so-called war room to uncover such sites. Ranongruk says she would like to block 400 more sites but is awaiting court approval to do so. (See pictures of Thai protesters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand Moves to Bar Web Insults to King | 1/6/2009 | See Source »

...goal at the left post, putting his team ahead, 2-1. Hoyle limited the Tigers’ lead to one by making several difficult saves in the last five minutes of the frame, getting his pad on a Princeton attempt and then diving to block the rebound shot. Hoyle made 27 saves over the course of the night. Early in the second period, Harvard picked up its first power play of the game, giving the Crimson a good chance to even the score. But the Tigers snatched up a turnover at the offensive blue line and ripped a short-handed...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Winless Streak Stretches to 10 Games | 1/4/2009 | See Source »

This year, Kuala Lumpur's Temple of Fine Arts (TFA) - the largely volunteer group that has been inspiring local children of the Indian diaspora to take pride in their motherland's artistic traditions - will officially inaugurate a five-story tower block in the planning for well over two decades. Since its foundation in 1981, the TFA has been the largest cultural force among the derelict apartment blocks and small businesses of Brickfields, K.L.'s Indian district. Its new center is set to become the most tangible cultural achievement yet of the estimated 2 million Indians whose ancestors went to Malaysia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Divine Inspiration | 1/1/2009 | See Source »

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