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The death penalty used to be a big deal, important enough to figure prominently in the 1988 presidential debates. Four years later, in 1992, White House aspirant Bill Clinton, then governor of Arkansas, rushed home from the campaign trail to preside over an execution - because that's how politicians proved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dwindling Death Penalty: Victim of the Recession? | 12/18/2009 | See Source »

"The Iranians basically were happy to take credit for it because they like to be seen as the protector for Shi'a as well as Muslims all over the world," Sick adds. "[But] it's not at all clear that the Iranians are doing anything more than just being cheerleaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yemen's Hidden War: Is Iran Causing Trouble? | 12/18/2009 | See Source »

But if the war against the Houthis isn't the grand regional proxy war that Yemen and Saudi Arabia are alleging, regional analysts say it could very well become one if the key players keep crying wolf. "One of the things that the Yemeni government has gotten particularly skilled at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yemen's Hidden War: Is Iran Causing Trouble? | 12/18/2009 | See Source »

However, some agents worry that the reins of this smuggling empire may now be taken over by Beltrán Leyva's feared chief of hit men, Edgar Valdez, 36, a Texas-born fugitive known as "The Barbie" because of his blond hair. Mexican officials allege that Valdez was behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico Takes Down a Drug Lord. But Will It Make Any Difference? | 12/18/2009 | See Source »

There are signs the government is taking the problem seriously. The State Council, China's cabinet, is planning to change the existing law, the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily reported this week. Wang and other scholars say the need is urgent. "The revision of the existing housing demolition regulation should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Property Wars: Fighting Fire with Real Fire | 12/18/2009 | See Source »

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