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Friday 17 June 2011

Friday's Top News: Dr. al-Zawahiri, I Presume: The Hunt Begins for al-Qaeda's New Boss

Today's Top Stories

Dr. al-Zawahiri, I Presume: The Hunt Begins for al-Qaeda's New Boss

By Tim McGirk
Abrasive and arrogant, he did not get the immediate nod from the terrorist group's so-called General Command. Even bin Laden didn't seem to like him much in the end

California: Where It's Not Good Being the Governor

By Jens Erik Gould / Los Angeles
Jerry Brown has taken the place of Arnold Schwarzenegger but, as serious as he sounds, California may get the same result: a chronically unbalanced budget

The Mavs' Big Winner: Mark Cuban's New Image

By Sean Gregory
The brash Dallas Mavericks owner, never an easy guy to root for, is now widely admired. How he got to this high-point, and lessons we can learn from his (never boring) journey
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Swampland

By Kate Pickert
Last week, I expressed some skepticism about a study produced by McKinsey consultants claiming that 30% of employers will stop offering health insurance to their workers as a result of health reform. This high percentage is an outlier and so I was interested in how exactly McKinsey came up with this figure. The company wouldn’t [...]

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Bad Dads: The 10 Worst Fictional Fathers

Each year when Father's Day rolls around we are thankful for everything our papas did for us. But for these fictional characters, their fathers were anything but supportive. TIME takes a look at the most imperfect patriarchs

Quotes of the Day

"I knew I had captured a 'moment.' "
RICHARD LAM,
the photojournalist who shot the Vancouver riot 'kiss' image of a young couple knocked down by riot police, following the Canucks' game seven Stanley Cup loss to the Boston Bruins
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The World's Largest Wooden Urban Sculpture

Built within the heart of Seville, the Metropol Parasol becomes the city's most fascinating must-see destination
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