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...Much depends on how you define jihadist groups. "European penal law wouldn't recognize al-Qaeda as an organization," says Manuel Cancio, professor of criminal law at Madrid's Autonomous University. "It doesn't have hierarchical structure or leaders or clear lines of authority. So in this case, it's hard to say: are we talking about one organization or two?" Joan Queralt, professor of criminal law at the University of Barcelona, agrees. "The Mafia is the Mafia whether it commits a crime in Italy or in New York," he says. "But each jihadist group is distinct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Madrid Bombing Case Appealed | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

...houses in the floods were built by squatters on riverbanks and low-lying areas, a problem that has long exacerbated natural disasters across Mexico.) He won last year's election by a razor-thin margin with a largely middle-class support base in the industrial north. His rival Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a Tabasco native who champions the poor and downtrodden, claims Calderon fixed the election and tours the country calling himself the "legitimate president...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico's Strong Flood Response | 11/6/2007 | See Source »

...impeach the President once a year). The allegations underscore just how toxic the political atmosphere has become: Arroyo's administration is being accused of bribing lawmakers to support her own impeachment. "What galls the public was that it was done so flagrantly," says political analyst and newspaper columnist Manuel L. Quezon III, referring to the bags of cash. "In the Philippines, everyone expects everyone else to be a crook. What Filipinos cannot stand is a brazen crook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gloria in Extremis | 11/1/2007 | See Source »

While many storefronts embraced the Red Sox craze, a few saw little or no difference in business. Flat Patties employee Manuel Hernandez pointed out only businesses that open late or have a TV can reap the benefits of a hungry crowd...

Author: By Shan Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Square Capitalizes On Sox | 10/26/2007 | See Source »

...proposal comes just days after E.U. leaders agreed in Lisbon a new reform treaty designed to modernize the bloc's institutional structure. Commission President José Manuel Barroso said that with the treaty debate behind it, the E.U. could now concentrate on concrete measures to improve life for Europeans. "At the moment, most highly skilled workers go to Canada, the United States and Australia," he said. "Why? Because we have 27 different and conflicting procedures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Green Light for Europe's Blue Card | 10/24/2007 | See Source »

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