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...Schilling who is a bloody-socked titan, not a 250-pound question mark; a Millar with home runs in the double digits; a bullpen that can hold a lead and a starting five with two aces. Clement has been a nice surprise, Wells has had his moments as has Arroyo, Wakefield?s been characteristically gutsy and Miller has shown that, when he regains full strength, he?ll be throwing a bender to be reckoned with. Damon certainly hasn?t let celebrity or wedded bliss go to his head (well, maybe he has, but he?s still playing great, turning...
...this at the year?s first BLOHARDS luncheon, which coincided with the Sox? second visit to the Stadium this season. My friend Jim Powers called me in advance of the date and asked if I would join the entertainment slate, which already included Jerry Trupiano interviewing Bronson Arroyo, Dr. Charles?s State of the Franchise address and, not least, Powers himself, regaling and cracking wise. ?Shaughnessy can?t make it,? Jim said. ?Hell with ?im. Your book?s better anyway...
...they want unrest in the street, I will enforce the law. I will stop any violence. If they want to subvert the constitution, I will fight them every step of the way." GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, embattled Philippine President, in a radio address, challenging opponents seeking to force her from office...
...government is still hoping for growth of around 5% this year?if the Arroyo crisis doesn't drag on. But it may prove hard to hang on with so little support from businessmen and her former Cabinet members. The Philippines may avoid a nonconstitutional overthrow like a military coup or another People Power revolt if Arroyo chooses to surrender power to her Vice President, former news broadcaster Noli de Castro. But De Castro, who served as a Senator before becoming Vice President last year, is best known to the public for his television career, not for accomplishments in office...
...Meanwhile, Arroyo is hanging tough. "This must stop," she said Friday. "With due respect to former President Aquino and others, their actions cause deep and grievous harm to the nation because they undermine our democratic principles and the very foundation of our constitution." Another former President, Fidel Ramos, told the press that Arroyo should "stay the course" but also advised she start work on changing the constitution to a parliamentary system and calling a presidential election by June 2006?in effect, cutting short Arroyo's term by four years. "People ask, 'Can I govern?'" Arroyo admitted in her radio address...