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...were aware that the compassionate release of the Lockerbie bomber would be hard for some Americans. However, the decision was reached on firm ethical principles, and we are proud to have a government that can be relied on to adhere to its own laws. We clearly don't need to take lessons on morality from the U.S. The British Labour government may have questions to answer regarding its relations with Libya, but any question of collusion with the SNP administration in Scotland is, frankly, ludicrous. Malcolm Kerr, BRODICK, SCOTLAND...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tough Talk | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...knows its system is vulnerable, that its credibility is weak and that it has become a mafia whose only unifying ideology is to hold on to power. The truth about something as simple as why those students died in Sichuan could undermine its authority. To witness this vulnerability, you need only look at the soldiers and paramilitaries filling the streets of Beijing and the pages of mainland newspapers ahead of the Oct. 1 National Day parade. It is more a show of fear than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The China Paradox | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...dread personal confrontation, take a deep breath and relax—the Registrar’s office has your back. To drop a course you need not actually tell your professor his or her lectures just aren’t worth your time—simply plead/bargain/bribe a signature out of your freshman/sophomore/concentration advisor and drop your form off to your Resident Dean/FDO/Registrar’s Office...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner | Title: Kiss That Class Goodbye | 10/4/2009 | See Source »

...media should handle a comment on Twitter in the same way as they do any other public source and comment: they need to verify accuracy before reporting," says Alberto Nardelli, one of the founders of Tweetminster (http://tweetminster.co.uk/ and @tweetminster), which aggregates the feeds of British politicians and commentators, and verifies politicians' identities before including their tweets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Injunction by Twitter: Stopping a Web Impostor | 10/3/2009 | See Source »

...They didn't do all they said we would do and a lot of what they did do was left to rot after the games ended," she says, adding, "I think the elite will benefit from this more than most." Says Sotero: "The Olympics give us the challenge we need to keep on the right path...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympic Dreams Realized, Brazil Takes the Spotlight | 10/3/2009 | See Source »

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