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...Republic and Poland are also struggling. Support for the Czech Republic's ruling Social Democrats is at a low at 14.5%. Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller announced in March that he will step down May 2 - a day after his country joins the E.U. - after his ruling party split amid allegations of corruption and mismanagement. There is similar turmoil in Lithuania, where deputies voted to impeach scandal-plagued President Rolandas Paksas. But given Paksas' reputation for erratic behavior, the change will likely improve Lithuania's image within...
...most immediate impact of the upsurge in violence is to cast a dark shadow over Iraq's immediate political future. The U.S. remains committed to handing over sovereignty on June 30 to an as-yet undetermined Iraqi authority. But such a move would have little impact or meaning amid an ongoing battle for control of the streets. Indeed, the "sovereignty" that is to be transferred is distinctly limited - effective control of the country, and even of its newly minted security forces, would remain in the hands of the U.S. military commander rather than whatever government structure the U.S. opts...
After struggling to find its niche amid a sea of upperclass talent, Harvard’s first-year quartet—Kevin Du, Ryan Maki, Steve Mandes and Dylan Reese—blossomed during the stretch run, tallying 10 of its 32 points in the Crimson’s seven playoff games, including three in the season finale against Maine...
...dirty work of Hamas is devised and executed by killers like the man I knew initially as Mohammed. When I met him the first time, on a downtown Gaza City street, the meeting had been arranged to look like a casual encounter as we walked amid the regular Hamas rally after Friday noon prayers. He was worried I might be a spotter for Israeli military hit teams who employ informants, sometimes unwittingly, to lure targets into range. But he felt comfortably anonymous among the noisy, armed Hamas partisans...
...show. In March the granddaddy of all circuses, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, set foot on a different sort of high-wire act aimed at boosting ticket sales amid a still-shaky economy and at a time when families have so many outlets movies, cable, video games, the Internet competing for their entertainment dollars. Having conquered the "big top," Ringling's latest growth strategy is to think small. "We're going to every nook and cranny we can," says Feld. Rome (pop. 34,980) was the first of 58 towns scheduled on its new Hometown Edition tour, a third traveling...