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Marital erosion is especially rampant in the celebrity world, where competing careers and the relentless scrutiny of the public’s microscope drive couples apart almost instantly. By contrast, in the political sphere, it seems that “I do” still means forever. Nowhere is this peculiarity more apparent than in the wake of a high-profile political sex scandal...
...trouble with American's MD-80s cropped up during a phase one inspection, Duquette says, and, when rechecked during phase two, was found to persist on 15 airplanes. Fasteners designed to secure wires to keep them from chafing were installed too far apart, and in some cases backwards. That's when the FAA - sensitive about complaints from its own workers that it had been too cozy with Southwest Airlines, which had been allowed to keep its planes flying without required inspections to detect fuselage cracks - insisted American ground its MD-80 fleet until the required work was repaired...
Feng Zhongping of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations says Brown is "building trust with the Chinese leaders. He thinks China will play a favorable role [in its relations with] Britain in the age of globalization. This opinion sets him apart from other European leaders." The Prime Minister dismisses reports that he entertained any thoughts of boycotting the Beijing Olympics in protest over China's crackdown in Tibet. He always intended, he says, to miss the opening celebrations but to attend the closing ceremonies, where the mantle of the Olympics will be passed on to London, which will host...
...government supporters were violently evicting opposition supporters from their homes in Manicaland province. "The violence has now spread throughout the province. It's a disaster, that's how the Darfur crisis started," Patrick Chitaka, the MDC chairman in Manicaland said. "We have reports of systematic violence against our supporters. Apart from beating up people, they are now burning houses. We are going to have thousands of internally displaced people if the situation is not contained fast...
...Harvard women’s lacrosse team (7-5, 1-3 Ivy), as it fell to a difficult 18-9 loss against Princeton (10-0, 4-0 Ivy) at Harvard Stadium on Saturday afternoon. “We played pretty well the first half, but we fell apart in the second half,” captain Lauren Bobzin said. “But it was great to show we could play with one of the best teams in the country.” For the entirety of the first half it was anyone’s game. Harvard started...