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...murder, it has evolved from the cartel's last-ditch way to protect market share into its preferred means of communication. "They rule by terror," says Errol Chavez, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's San Diego office. According to testimony from former associates, Ramon often rises in the morning announcing, "I feel like killing somebody today," then satisfies the urge in ways designed to build the legend, feed the fear. Trademarks include "the Colombian necktie"--cutting an informant's throat below the chin, then pulling his tongue through the wound as he bleeds to death...
...Come on. That's a very unfair question. People want to protect their vested interest. And sometimes when the other side is protecting its interest, it's done in a way that's unfair to you, which I ran into with both Time Warner and TCI and as a young movie exhibitor. Today they're my friends...
...Head-butting, elbowing, kneeing as well as kicking and punching are allowed. Victory is by surrender or straight knockout. If both fighters are still standing after five rounds (or two for kickboxers under 14), it's a draw. There's no count: the two referees' chief purpose is to protect a floored fighter from being stomped on by an opponent. Poking in the eyes is not allowed, nor is biting. Boxers wear no shoes, as is the tradition in Muay Thai (kickboxing). Less traditional in this illegal version: boxing gloves are dispensed with, replaced by hands bound across the palm...
...prove to the financial markets that her government suffers from none of the impotence of the Estrada administration, which proved so damaging to foreign capital and share prices during the final year of his curtailed presidency. "We must address this decisively to show the world that we can protect our citizens, our visitors and our investors," she said. Hailing the importance of the $2.5 billion tourism industry, she reassured the business community this was just a "blip." (She also dispatched thousands of troops to protect beach resorts in such areas as Cebu and Boracay Island...
TIME talked to five young adults about teen drinking. Their names have been changed to protect their identities