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...buyers of luxury homes in the capital; the value of home purchases rose by 20% shortly after the war. The most visible members of the exiled élite are Rana and Raghad Hussein, Saddam's daughters, who arrived in the summer of 2003 after King Abdullah II granted them asylum. At first they lived with their collective brood of nine children in a royal guesthouse. They recently moved into a mansion. These days you can often spot them sauntering through Mecca Mall and other Amman shopping districts, surrounded by bodyguards. They've been known to make impulse buys, picking...
...other side of town, government supporters were enjoying a night that exceeded all their hopes. If the 2001 election had seemed a bitter referendum on Australia's handling of asylum-seeker boat arrivals, this time the focus was much closer to home. "It's all about the economy," said 28-year-old supporter Stephanie Miles. "I know people who don't like John Howard but they voted for him because the economy's working. It's all working." The equation hadn't always seemed so simple. When Howard called the election on Aug. 29, he went into the campaign with...
...Saturday night, businesswoman Sarina Russo summed up the mood: "When you're getting such great results, why change anything?" The swelling Green vote - set to be around 7%, compared with 5% last time - suggests many Australians want more attention paid to issues such as the environment, processing of asylum-seekers and the Iraq war. But after pegging so much on it, Labor's message about Howard's truthfulness either wasn't believed or didn't matter. "There's no such thing as an honest politician, so it's not really an issue," says Arron Tomvald, a 33-year-old Liberal...
...From an essentially environmental agenda, the Greens' platform has grown to encompass many of the social justice issues that were once seen as the domain of the Labor Party, and after consistently opposing the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, Brown says the Greens' opposition to the Iraq war has won them many more converts among older voters. As the Liffey river dances and gurgles at the bottom of the slope, Brown says he's confident this will be a breakthrough election for the Greens, who one day want to be a serious contender for government. And how will the party...
...Physicists” will prove an extraordinary challenge not only because it is his first Main Stage show, but also because of its content. The action takes place in an insane asylum and features the likes of Einstein, Newton and Mobius...