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...first true democracy since it was the first nation to enfranchise women. Others use as a criterion the first election of parliament members (Iceland in A.D. 930). Some would ask, If the oldest democracy is not to be found somewhere in ancient Greece, why did the word first appear there? Zafiris Tzannatos Cephalonia, Greece...
...other holdings previously reported on by The Crimson appear to have been sold off completely...
Consumers in Chengdu are taking a page from the American book on spending, since they appear less interested in saving and more willing to take on debt to indulge themselves. Despite having lower incomes, Chengdu ranks among China's three largest cities in the number of privately owned cars clogging the roads. GM's sales in Chengdu grew about 40% in 2006, twice that of Beijing. Zhao Jinhui, vice president of Chengdu-based Eastern Kingo Auto Group, a large Chevy dealer in China, says that 22% of his customers finance their purchases, compared with only 5% nationally. "In Beijing, when...
...politics--and getting Labour finances, still in a parlous condition, back on track--will be a problem for the next Prime Minister. Blair's challenge is to seize back control over the manner and timing of his departure. It won't be easy. The investigation trundles on, although detectives appear to have shifted their focus from the original accusations of corruption toward the possibility that some of those questioned may have deceived investigators. (World-weary Washingtonians may now recite that old mantra: "It's never the crime. It's the cover-up.") Blair is determined not to stand down before...
...caused it, they claim to know what didn't cause it. And too often it's wishful thinking: In the wake of initial findings, the chance that the enemy actually did bring down the helicopter is acknowledged. (Following Wednesday's crash, the U.S. military said hostile fire did not appear to be the cause, although an Iraqi military officer did tell the Associated Press that an anti-aircraft missile was to blame. Iraqi witnesses made similar claims...