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...course, some people were disappointed, and not only Premier League fans. "The government should leave it to the individual to decide whether to bet or not," says Lim Guan Eng, secretary-general of the opposition Democratic Action Party. Malaysia's media sent out a mixed message on the issue: Malay-language newspapers, principally read by Muslims, splashed the cancellation across their front pages, while coverage was subdued-or absent-in the urban English- and Chinese-language press, some of whose readers aren't averse to the occasional bet on a soccer match...
...weeks, pundits and commentators and grandmothers in shopping centers had labeled the contest too close to call. On election eve, opinion polls made different predictions, weary campaign managers declined to tip a result, and the only bet John Howard was willing to make was that he'd be back on the golf course this weekend. But on Saturday night, Australian voters not only ended the uncertainty, they scoffed at it, giving the Howard government its fourth successive term with an historic increased majority, scuppering the Labor Party's revival hopes with a 3.3% swing to the Coalition, and whipping Howard...
...interest in athletes’ concentration choices happens because those data are visible and because athletes are so scrutinized generally,” Lewis says. “But I’d bet if you could get a breakdown of the concentration choices of Harvard or Ivy League students by family income or by financial aid status, similar variations would stand...
...McCain and the state's three Catholic bishops--is lined up against it. The Arizona Chamber of Commerce is also campaigning for its defeat. But such is the backlash against the flood of undocumented Mexicans pouring over the border that the "Protect Arizona Now" initiative seems almost a sure bet to pass...
ONCE THE GREAT BLINKING BLUE unifier, television is now firmly in the niche business. After years of targeting pretty much every other group--women (Lifetime), young men (Spike TV), African Americans (BET) and insomniacs (C-SPAN--we kid!), it's inevitable that there would be a channel aimed specifically at gay and lesbian viewers. LOGO is scheduled to debut in 10 million to 15 million homes with digital cable in February, and is being touted by its creators as a cultural turning point. "It's a channel whose time has come," says Brian Graden, MTV and VH1's entertainment president...