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In March 1979, in a provincial Chinese town named Muddy River, a 28-year-old counterrevolutionary, Gu Shan, is executed, after 10 years of imprisonment, for publicly losing her faith in communism. At the denunciation ceremony, which the entire town is obliged to attend, it becomes clear that her vocal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rage Against the Machine | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

As far as Mexican attempts to halt trafficking, a newly elected President Felipe Calderón declared open season on drug cartels just days after being sworn into office in 2006 when he sent 6,500 troops to quash a rash of execution-style killings between two rival drug gangs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War on Drugs | 3/25/2009 | See Source »

12:20: According to Matherites, they came in yesterday to store this banner in the upper floors of Mem Hall.  Great though...but subpar execution, Mather.  And Leverett....well, true to form (However, as FlyBy was writing this, Leverett stormed from their subordinate location and took...

Author: By Aparicio J. Davis | Title: The Housing Day Live Blog | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

Human rights groups including Amnesty International have warned that detainees are at risk of torture, or even execution, if they are handed over to Baghdad. They have also raised concerns about "appalling" internment conditions as well as a backlog of judicial cases and questions as to how free and fair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Waterfront: The U.S. Prison for Iraq's Worst | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

And Team Obama isn't there yet. Even for a great communicator, confidence requires an investment in credibility - and Obama has been a little risky with his portfolio. He said no lobbyists would be working in his White House - except the ones he really, really needed - and that no pork...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Reform Agenda: Is He Trying to Do Too Much? | 3/13/2009 | See Source »

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