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...time, one of the new kids at Talaia High School in Hondarribia, a town in the Basque region of northern Spain. A gastrointestinal infection led to an embarassing bout of diarrhea in class, and several students began taunting and harassing him for sport. Then, last August, Ceberio and three friends were caught smoking hashish at a summer camp. When Ceberio's mother and father alerted the parents of the other children involved, the teenager's friends labeled him a snitch and allegedly began roughing him up. In September, classmates marked the "anniversary" of Ceberio's bowel trouble by festooning...
That Americans should feel so protective of Social Security reflects the central role it has come to play in their lives, their expectations and their peace of mind. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed it into law in August 1935, he didn't use the word crisis because he didn't have to: 20% of the country was out of work, and no one was poorer than the elderly. "We can never insure 100% of the population against 100% of the hazards and vicissitudes of life, but we have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of protection...
...four-day trip to Pyongyang last week, a U.S. congressional delegation declared North Korea was ready to return to the long-delayed six-party talks over its nuclear weapons program. Pyongyang had pulled out of negotiations with the U.S., China, South Korea, Japan and Russia last August, citing a "hostile" U.S. attitude; this time, said delegation leader Republican Curt Weldon, talks could resume in "weeks, not months or years." But, as Weldon conceded, there's a catch: before they come back to the table, the North Koreans want to know the make-up of the new Bush administration and want...
...August, Ali was committed to a mental hospital and diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia, according to several newspaper reports. His father appeared on television, saying, “It is not a secret that he has bipolar” disorder...
...largest share of seats in the National Assembly, and its leading candidates are likely to be top contenders for the jobs of Allawi and others in the current interim government. The new assembly must elect a new government before getting on with writing a new constitution for Iraq by August...