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...hard-pressed to understand why al-Qaeda, a slaughtering group of extremists, and that brazenly ruthless movement called the Taliban would stick around for the next 18 months, making themselves a vastly outnumbered, living sacrifice to U.S. and allied forces, when all they seemingly have to do is hide out until we're supposed to leave?" --12/5/09...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

...years ago, backs the father. But what's particularly striking is how Sean's case has been hijacked by local political influence in ways that recall Elián's. A decade ago in Miami it was the Cuban exile lobby, which saw in Eliancito a way to stick it to Fidel Castro. (One local judge, who ruled that Elián's Miami relatives should have custody of him, turned out to be a client of a powerful exile political broker pushing for Elián to remain in the U.S.) Today in Rio it's the politically connected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Goldman Controversy: Memories of Elián González | 12/19/2009 | See Source »

...emphasis on enforcement is based on years of familiarity with Microsoft's inadequate commitments and broken promises," he says. The European Commission has also warned that the company may be fined up to 10% of its yearly global turnover - an estimated $58 billion in 2009 - if it doesn't stick to the terms of the deal over the next five years. (See the best netbooks and netbook accessories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In E.U. Deal, Microsoft Allows Rival Browsers | 12/17/2009 | See Source »

...scandal surrounding golf icon Tiger Woods has put sports marketers in the rough. They face a difficult choice. If they stick with him, they risk alienating consumers put off by the lurid allegations about Woods' private life. And there's the prospect of yet more allegations after they've affirmed their support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tiger Woods' Sponsors: Will Any Stick by Him? | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

...liked to get together in big groups and get drunk still like to get together in big groups and get drunk. They also like to listen to music from 1985 to '89 when nostalgiaing, yet Reunions Unlimited Inc. managed to find the only DJ in America who wouldn't stick to '80s music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slow Times At My 20th High School Reunion | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

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