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This month the game is looking frenzied. On Dec. 1, Ryanair made a $1 billion takeover bid for Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus, the second such offer from Ireland's no-frills airline in as many years. The Irish carrier has rebuffed the offer, but shareholders have until Jan. 5 to decide. (See TIME's Top 10 business deals...
...facility at Guantánamo Bay, which has long been a stain on America's global image in respect to human rights and the rule of law. But closing Guantánamo is more easily said than done, so the incoming Administration will be grateful for last week's offer of help from Europe. Portugal has written to the U.S. offering to resettle up to 60 Guantánamo inmates who are not considered security risks, and Portuguese Foreign Minister Luís Amado wrote to his European counterparts urging them to join his country's effort to help...
...Another scheduling obstacle for athletes is the managing of labs around practice times. Although demanding, given the fact that most varsity teams get one day off during the week and most science classes offer night labs, this difficulty can be overcome...
...copyright law. He gained a strong following for taking a case to the Supreme Court in 2003 that challenged the constitutionality of current U.S. copyright law. In 2007, Lessig announced that he hoped to take his work in a new direction by focusing on political corruption. Although the offer of a professorship had been made over a year ago, according to Law School professor Richard H. Fallon, a member of the hiring committee, the Safra Center’s directorship was only offered this fall. While Lessig said he was excited to return to a grayer, chillier part...
...that the fact that the two last forces to offer anything approaching a stabilizing presence in Somalia - the Ethiopian army and a small African Union peacekeeping force - are expected to withdraw in the next few weeks. (In the case of the Ethiopians, who invaded in late 2006 to topple an Islamist government and who have been accused of atrocities during their stay, whether they have been a force for or against stabilization is hotly debated...