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...often the victims of cartel assassinations). Calderon's military campaign may have boosted him in the polls, but soldiers are hardly a reliable long-term solution against drug trafficking. "We have to focus on police institution-building," concedes the Mexican official. Mexico's Secretary of Public Security, Genaro Garcia Luna, took a step toward that end earlier this week when he replaced all 284 of his federal police commanders with more professionally trained chiefs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Cease-Fire in Mexico's Drug War? | 6/25/2007 | See Source »

...surprisingly, wealthy, opulent Dubai has some high-profile projects. Woods has signed up to build a golf course, a golf academy, a hotel and homes in Dubailand, the region's largest tourism and leisure facility, while Greg Norman is teaming with Sergio Garcia and influential designer Pete Dye to create Dubai's first links-style course. Jack Nicklaus, a pioneer among the player-designers, has announced a $1.35 billion golf-resort venture in the Cape Verde Islands, off the West African coast. Gary Player Design built the first public course in China on an island off Hong Kong and just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teeing Up a New Game | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

...Jerry Garcia put it, what a long, strange trip it’s been...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mayor in Media Tiff | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

With senior co-captain Michael Garcia providing leadership, the Harvard men’s water polo team turned in a successful year. The Crimson finished 9-8-1 in the regular season, besting last year’s win-loss record, and reached the Eastern Championships for the third straight season.“I think overall we continued our success of the past two years,” Garcia said.With coach Erik Farrar at the helm in his third year at Harvard, the men posted respectable finishes in both the Northern and Eastern Championships, placing third and seventh, respectively...

Author: By Vincent R. Oletu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEASON RECAP: Seniors Lead Way to Easterns | 6/5/2007 | See Source »

...security experts have repeatedly called for a permanent military base in the region, possibly on São Tomé and Principe. The American diplomat is dismissive. "The notion that we're going to build a base on São Tomé, like Guantánamo or Diego Garcia, is unrealistic," he says, but he adds that the U.S. is talking to several countries around the region about a permanent U.S. naval presence. The formation of Africom, a separate African command that's currently based in Germany, is another sign of Washington's increased focus on security in West...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Africa's Oil Dreams | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

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