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...with al-Qaeda or its regional proxy Jemaah Islamiah. "Why should the Philippines absorb the enemies of other countries?" asks former Senator Raul Roco, who is running for President. "We have enough problems." If soldiers and civilians from the continent continue to be targeted in Iraq, more people will begin to wonder if this mission is worth the price in Asian blood...
...pride, to compete? Trinidad thinks so: "He is not proud of his skills, but he is proud of his heart." Even though Pacquiao is no longer the underdog, says Salud, he will still fight like one: "His courage is such that his fights are half over before they begin. His courage comes from poverty, from having lived that way." Pacquiao agrees. Without his background on the mean streets of Mindanao, he says, "I never would have been a champion...
...semester, consider the situation that we will face next year under our current calendar. In the 2004-2005 academic year, the last day of class in the fall semester will be Dec. 21, and after only 13 days of Winter vacation, reading period will begin on Jan. 4, 2005. Compare this to the situation that would exist under the newly proposed calendar: instead of fall classes, it would be fall semester exams that would be ending right around Dec. 21, after which we would head home for a real vacation without any work looming over...
South African cuisine is as much a mix of influences and flavors as the country's demographic profile. Begin your culinary tour with the food of the Dutch settlers, who perfected the art of preserving beef during their long trek into the veld. Locals still love to chew on biltong (jerky) or dry wors (preserved sausage), often made from game animals such as kudu or ostrich. And no braai (barbecue) would be complete without generous coils of spicy boerewors (farmer's sausages). The importation of indentured servants from Indonesia and Malaysia in the 17th century led to the development...
Unable to quell a general Shiite uprising, the U.S. will begin to use more brutal and violent tactics, and solicit the advice of an expert in Shiite subjugation, Saddam Hussein...