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...This thug is a fast rewind to the old Soviet totalitarian regime (as in KGB) and has been and will continue to be a thorn in the side of the U.S. for years. Why would you choose him? Why not General David Petraeus, a genuine man and true hero? Keith Wrigley, Queensbury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...when introducing the program in New York last month. But some users might need more time. “Why would my Facebook friends want to know what I buy? ‘Hey pals, look what I brought on Amazon!’” Daniel J. Thorn ’11 said. Entrepreneurial legal studies professor Yochai Benkler wrote in an e-mail that he sees Beacon as “Facebook’s effort to take that most powerful form of recommendation—‘hey, that’s cool, where...

Author: By Marion Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Facebook Yields to Petition | 12/4/2007 | See Source »

...dead, done for, six feet under and pushing up daisies," says the official. Witnesses say during operations in the south, Ethiopian helicopters and planes hit vehicles up and down the border, unwittingly killing al-Sudani. According to local villagers, his body now lies in an unmarked grave among the thorn trees and scrubland swamps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Somalia on the Edge | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...emergency declaration came as Pakistan's Supreme Court was expected to rule in the next two weeks on the legality of Musharraf's candidacy for another term as President. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, a thorn in Musharraf's side since the President suspended the judge earlier this year only to see him reinstated after massive public protests, was removed from his job and placed under house arrest. Members of the Supreme Court were required to sign a new provisional constitutional order that would mandate the state of emergency. But most of the justices instead signed a declaration calling the state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Musharraf's Move Could Backfire | 11/3/2007 | See Source »

...enormous shifts, with many stations and papers being forced out of business or being bought by large media conglomerates that have consolidated the media industry (think the Wall Street Journal).As these media conglomerates have bought up more and more assets, FCC regulations have become a thorn in their collective sides. Rupert Murdoch, who owns both the New York Post and New York-based Fox networks, has lobbied for changes with other media moguls, arguing that the restrictions are anachronistic. But even as both the print and broadcast media seek to revitalize themselves, the FCC needs to be careful...

Author: By Kimberly E. Gittleson and Evan L. Hanlon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Should Radio Mix Its Media? | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

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