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...Mubarak's Abdeen speech was not another lecture from a dictator, but an appeal from a politician for the votes of citizens. For the first time in Egypt's history, the President faced not a yes-no referendum on his presidency, in which he'd be assured of 99% or so of the tally, but a contest in which he had to defend his record before the citizenry against rival candidates. Mubarak has been hop-scotching around the country, telling crowds, "I stand before you asking for your endorsement." Close on his heels, nine challengers have been giving raucous speeches...
...scheduled to go ahead after the election. The other prominent challenger is law professor Noaman Gomaa, 71, leader of the New Wafd Party, a nationalist group formed in 1919 that promises to liberalize the economy and enact political reforms. The Muslim Brotherhood, a banned but tolerated group with widespread appeal among Egyptians (its candidates, run as independents, constitute the biggest single opposition bloc in parliament) called on its supporters to vote - but not for a "tyrant." Because the Brotherhood is prevented from fielding a candidate of its own, this call has been interpreted as an exhortation to support opposition candidates...
...Eason Chan U87 Always restless, Eason Chan is looking to shed his boyish appeal and usher in the next generation of Canto-pop. His latest album, U87, is a bridge between past and future, showing off a rawness rarely found in Chinese pop and laced with the catchy, if corny, love songs that Hong Kongers have waved their glowsticks to since the '80s. He marks his rebellion with the track Bad Habit as he sings of refusing to give up his beloved cigarettes. Having finally won his musical independence after 10 years on the circuit, it doesn't look like...
...least two decades, according to Professor Frank Aarebrot from the Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen. He argues that minority governments have to "maneuver in a kind of zigzag, slalom manner. The challengers promise a majority government and thus a stable budget situation. That appeals to the electorate." The 46-year-old Labor leader's good looks and convincing style also appeal to voters, particularly women and the young. "Stoltenberg has won all the debates he has taken part in," says Aarebrot. And the opposition also seems to be winning support by backing a traditional welfare state...
While Laurie's meanspirited, scraggly, stray-cat appeal has its charms, some of that female fandom can be chalked up to House's coveted time slot last season behind TV's No. 1 show American Idol, a luxury the House cast and crew won't enjoy this year. If they wanted to overlook that fact, their lead actor reminds them of it constantly. "Hugh is uncomfortable with everything," says Leonard. "He'll dismiss the Emmys, the ratings...