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...political gimmick," the rose petals fluttering down on Vajpayee as Indians celebrated their nuclear machismo explained a great deal about his motives. It makes Indians feel good to be a nuclear power. "We have to prove that we are not eunuchs," said Bombay's leading Hindu nationalist, Bal Thackeray. A poll of 1,000 Indians in several cities showed that 91% approved of the tests and 82% favored the deployment of nuclear weapons. To perennially insecure India, it seems as if forcing its way into the nuclear club confirms its great-nation status and makes the rest of the world...
...invective of prominent nationalist leader, Bal Thackeray, against Sonia Gandhi reveals BJP unease at her appeal. "I will not allow any white-skin to rule this country," Thackeray was reported as saying in a Reuters release. "This Italian woman can never become our prime minister. Have we lost our masculinity? Did we throw out the British to invite this foreigner...
...miles from Miami International Airport, which boasts annual sales of $450 per sq. ft., almost twice the U.S. average. Two Palm Beach, Fla., women recently made headlines by choppering in for a binge. Now plans are being drawn up for a "Shopper Chopper" to ferry patrons from Miami and Bal Harbour. Nearly half the 19 million people who showed up at Sawgrass last year were foreigners: a Saudi princess arrived with two limos trailed by rental trucks to transport the day's haul...