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...NOTEBOOK Philippines: Arroyo's Woes Hong Kong: Climbdown Milestones Verbatim Letters...
...LATEST COVER STORY The Saudis: Inside the Kingdom September 15, 2003 Issue Past Covers Dyslexia September 8, 2003 ----------------- U.S. in Iraq September 1, 2003 ----------------- Asian Journey August 18-25, 2003 ----------------- Cool Japan August 11, 2003 ----------------- Gloria Arroyo August 4, 2003 ----------------- Women in China July 28, 2003 ----------------- Asian Longevity July 21, 2003 ----------------- Hong Kong July 14, 2003 ----------------- Southeast Asia July 7, 2003 ----------------- Kim Jong Il June...
...NOTEBOOK Philippines: Arroyo's Woes Hong Kong: Climbdown Milestones Verbatim Letters...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had to cut short a visit to Brunei last week because her government discovered?and quashed?another coup attempt. According to her military Chief of Staff, generals were being offered $180,000 to help bring down the government and grunts $900. On her arrival back in Manila, Arroyo saluted a troop of assembled soldiers and described the threats against her as "futile." Blaring in the background was Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive...
...Restive soldiers are not Arroyo's only problem. She faces a bloody insurgency in the south, a deteriorating currency and a looming presidential election campaign next spring. (She hasn't announced if she's running or not.) And then there's "Mike," First Gentleman Jos? Miguel Arroyo. He's been accused by Senator Panfilo Lacson?who has declared his intention to run for President?of siphoning off $5.6 million of Arroyo's campaign donations and having an affair with his female accountant to boot. Mike admitted last week that his daughter Luli was avoiding him because of the scandal...