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...parts entertainment and politics. In Pakistan, political strength is often measured by crowd counts, and no other party has been able to match the PPP's draw. "In our part of the world, politicians have to take their campaigns to the street," says political analyst Nusrat Javed. "Bhutto's base doesn't watch TV. They need rallies, cavalcades. Unless you do it this way, you cannot survive as a populist party. Unfortunately, that is no longer possible." Bhutto had planned to launch her election campaign with a procession to her hometown of Larkana, the source of her most fervent support...
...Klein pointed out that Merle Haggard sees right through the Republican strategy of frightening us into voting Republican [Oct. 22]. This fearmongering seems to work on the Republican Party's base of white males. Their continued support for the Iraq war is based on the same fear, even though Bush himself has admitted that Iraq had no connection with 9/11...
Last year Rolls-Royce sold 805 Phantoms, its main model, a slight increase over the 796 sold the year before. Revenues were also up - the company won't say by how much - largely because of the newly introduced, extended-wheelbase Phantom that has a base price of $403,000, or $63,000 more than the standard version. Garel Rhys, emeritus professor of automotive economics at Cardiff Business School, applauds the company's performance since its acquisition by BMW: "You couldn't expect much better." And the company's future looks shinier than a well-buffed fender. In July, it rolled...
...relic of the eugenics movement to the cutting-edge research institution that is today—and many have suggested that his scientific reputation will be permanently tainted by his inflammatory statements. Watson’s assertion in the Times that “All our social policies are based on the fact that theirs [blacks’] intelligence is the same as ours—whereas the testing says not really” is clearly out of line. Interracial differences in intelligence have little basis in scientific fact and Watson’s flippant statement solely serves to exacerbate...
...Defense Minister under the Kaczynskis who has since joined with the PO, said that while the previous government referred to "them in Brussels," the new government will say "us in the E.U." as the new government will drive a harder bargain with the U.S. over Washington's request to base a missile shield on Polish territory; it is also expected to withdraw troops from Iraq next year...