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Long in the shadow of rising China and ritzy Japan, South Korea has traditionally had to try that bit harder than its near neighbors to attract international media attention. As a result, some believe the country has developed an inordinate curiosity about the ways foreigners perceive it - and that would partly explain a fascinating photography exhibition taking place in Seoul...
...hunch is that this is a media-driven operation," says Nicholas Bequelin, chief China researcher for Human Rights Watch, based in New York City. "The goal is to help it to recruit people to the cause or attract attention" at a time when the eyes of the world are focused on China, he says, adding, "I don't think they seriously are claiming responsibility." Says terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna: "The threat is to change the mood rather than to mount an attack in the Olympic venue. However, attacks elsewhere, small to medium, are likely in the lead-up and during...
...Labour's own ranks. The party's coffers are empty, making it more reliant than ever on contributions from trade unions, which are using this leverage to try to push the party further to the left. Increasing numbers of moderate Labour MPs suspect that the only way to attract new donors and ultimately to avoid a swingeing defeat at the next general election is to replace Brown. Among the putative successors regularly mentioned are a clutch of Labour cabinet ministers: David Miliband, Alan Johnson, James Purnell and Ed Balls...
...volunteer Army isn't without problems--conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have forced it to lower recruiting standards and increase bonuses to attract and retain soldiers--but with a conscripted force, the U.S. probably couldn't have waged the two wars now under way. Compared with morale during Vietnam, the spirit among U.S. troops serving in our war zones is relatively high--a fact that will no doubt be Kerwin's legacy...
...traditional three-year program. But it squeezes them into five semesters instead of the usual six - the first one taking place during the summer before the start of the first law-school year. Applicants must have at least two years' post-undergraduate work experience, which is meant to attract older candidates who administrators believe will be better prepared to handle the grueling schedule. In addition to the heavier course load, the students get only one summer off - between their first and second years - in which to work and hopefully line up a post-graduation...