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...captured, killed and identified insurgents in Iraq - continues to be one of the biggest suppliers of fighters to regional conflicts. It is common knowledge in the tearooms of the Yemeni capital of Sana'a and in Western embassies that the government of northern Yemen used jihadis to help defeat the south in the civil war that ended in 1994. But the symbiotic relationship between the government and al-Qaeda shifted after 9/11 and the American invasion of Iraq, when the Yemeni government worried that it too might be on the receiving end of U.S. military action. Sana'a helped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yemen: Al-Qaeda's New Staging Ground? | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

...promoters of this law are promoters of homophobia," he said. "Why? Because Mexican culture is not ready for these things and they can release a level of homophobia that no one will be able to stop." (See what gay marriage activists are planning to do after their defeat in Maine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico City's Revolutionary First: Gay Marriage | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

...jumped out to a solid start as well this season, with road wins over Alabama and Massachusetts. Last night Cornell added to its list of impressive victories with its defeat of St. John?...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ANYONE'S KESS: Harvard Has Chance To Challenge Big Red's Dominance | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

...situation. Rage Against The Machine's track was released by Sony BMG, and Sony owns Cowell's Syco label to which McElderry is signed - so the British No. 1 song is staying in the same corporate family. As for The X Factor winner, he's been magnanimous in defeat. "It's been exciting to be part of a much-hyped battle and they [Rage Against the Machine] definitely deserve congratulations," McElderry said. Perhaps a slightly closer look at his own song's lyrics would have provided a taste of what was to come. For as "The Climb" tells us, "Always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rage Against Simon Cowell? A British Pop Charts Upset | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

...presenting himself as the true conservative in the race (although he, like Whitman and Campbell, is socially moderate). If Whitman prevails in the June primary, she will probably face former Democratic governor Jerry Brown next November. Polls show that if the election were held today, Brown would defeat the GOP nominee soundly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is California Sold on Governor Meg Whitman? | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

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