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...killing Rantissi. Only three weeks before, a similar strike had killed Hamas' founder, the paraplegic, blind Ahmed Yassin. The assassinations of its two top men were meant to break the back of Hamas' leadership. But Rantissi was right: he and Yassin were replaced in short order, and Hamas actually grew stronger, more radical and more popular...
Apart from, you know, all the financial catastrophes, 2008 wasn't a terrible year. We grew financially poor but politically hopeful-unless you were Rod Blagojevich or Ted Stevens, in which case federal authorities contended that pretty much the opposite was true. We weathered recessions, bailouts, Ponzi schemes and pirates; gawked at political sex scandals and bribery; and watched Britney inch her way back toward normalcy as Amy Winehouse continued her freefall into madness. As the calendar turns, this wild year's definitive soundtrack was unveiled by the awesomely named DJ Earworm, whose second annual United State of Pop video...
...helps too, Norton says, if while you're picking your investors' pockets you can also convince yourself that you're justified in doing so. Maybe you grew up poor; maybe you've been cheated yourself. Or maybe, as with Madoff, the phony dividends you're paying are initially benefiting charitable foundations. You're actually doing the groups a lot of good - at least until you bankrupt them...
...Grew up in Centralia where, as a 16-year old, he tried to integrate the local swimming pool...
...children and grandchildren of those who fled have the opportunity to reclaim the nationality that, in many cases, their ancestors were forced to renounce. "It's a question of identity," says García, president of the Descendants of Exiles Association. "Even though I grew up in Mexico City, my school was founded by exiles, and we were always learning about Spanish culture. I grew up feeling Spanish...