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...last time that happened was in 1979, when as many as 1,500 Muslim militants led by Juhayman al-Otaibi seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca in a bid to overthrow the Saudi monarchy. Security forces crushed Juhayman's revolt. Nearly three decades later, however, the fire Juhayman started has not yet been extinguished...
...inception in 1978, has frequently allied itself with the right. But Sarkozy's sometimes gleeful propensity for sowing division sits more easily with those already in his corner than with the broader electorate he needs to win over. In his victory speech on election night, Sarkozy launched his bid to broaden his support by projecting a gentler image of himself. He dreamed, he said, of "a France that leaves no one behind, a France that's like a family where the weakest, the most vulnerable, the most fragile has the right to as much love, respect and attention...
...what would be the largest financial-services merger ever, Britain's Barclays PLC bid for the Netherlands' largest bank, ABN Amro NV, for $91.16 billion. The result: a worldwide banking giant with 47 million customers...
Russian mourners bid farewell to Boris Yeltsin
...much for endearing himself to the press. McCain's cozy relationship to journalists has been a source for criticism from conservatives (who feel he toadies up to them) and liberals (who feel they toady up to him). Delivering the Gonzales exclusive to King was not an intentional bid to prove his independence from the fourth estate - a theoretically brilliant tactical move - but the fallout provides a glimpse of a press corps ready to pounce...