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Pinochet's dictatorship symbolized the last throes of CIA-backed anti-communism in South America. When the Berlin Wall fell and Cold Warriors like Pinochet became obsolete - if not denounced - in Washington, Pinochet wisely built a fortress of legal immunity around himself before stepping down. But it couldn't withstand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Legacy: Gen. Augusto Pinochet | 12/11/2006 | See Source »

"Anywhere but Texas," was how Summers had put it to Maartje Kok-de Bruijn, an Amsterdam bookstore clerk who led a European campaign to overturn his 1991 conviction - based solely on circumstantial evidence - for contracting the stabbing death of his parents and uncle. "Greg just didn't want to be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Dead Man's Walk Ends Far from Home | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

THUD, The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers, brought in the noise, but lost the funk during their fall semester concert on Dec. 8 at Lowell Lecture Hall. Their performance, “THUD! A Journey (On a College Budget),” started with a bang, literally, and moved into a revue...

Author: By Kimberly D. Williams, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: THUD Bangs Out Popular Rhythms | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

It isn’t the material, but the proper execution of a fluffy film that matters, so casting is key—plus, it doesn’t hurt that Myers wrote the script with her leading actors in mind. Jude Law is an obvious choice as the romantic...

Author: By Nayeli E. Rodriguez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: The Holiday | 12/7/2006 | See Source »

One set of Iraqis would be targeted by all sides: the tens of thousands who have worked closely with the Americans--as translators, fixers, drivers, cooks, clerks, cleaners and managers. Both Sunni and Shi'ite extremists have repeatedly warned Iraqis that collaborating with the occupiers is punishable by execution, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What We Would Leave Behind | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

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