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...Turkey - and even to some extent the Greek Cypriots' traditional allies in Athens - all favor the plan, and have warned this could be Cyprus' last opportunity to find a solution. "There is no Plan B," said U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell last week. Far from getting another "bite at the cherry," as one U.N. official puts it, Greek Cypriots may be facing de facto permanent partition of their island, barring them from one of the most fertile and picturesque parts of their beloved homeland. Cyprus has been keeping international negotiators busy since an Athens-backed coup triggered the invasion...
...female contestants have complained that they were wrongly discriminated against on the basis of their gender during the competition. While this is certainly wrong, this kind of gender exploitation can go both ways. These women decided early on to play hardball with their femininity and it came back to bite them. Through their relentless use of their own sexuality, from wearing mini-skirts and slinky dresses as “business attire,” to using flirtation as a marketing strategy, these ladies not only made fools of themselves, but they also endorsed the same kind of sexism that...
...This week, South Korea's nine-judge Constitutional Court begins hearing arguments over Roh's ouster. His lawyers intend to argue that the impeachment was railroaded through the National Assembly and should be thrown out on procedural grounds. If the court doesn't bite, they plan to argue that the first charge against Roh?that he voiced support for the Uri Party in the upcoming National Assembly election, even though he's required to be neutral as President?was trivial, and that there is no basis in constitutional law for the other two charges of economic mismanagement and corruption among...
...generation, that they feel they can once again make an enormous difference,” he said. “The biggest challenges I think will be in the form of clarifying these large-scale initiatives so that they can readily be seen in consumable-size or bite-size pieces that individuals can readily identify with and become part...
...voters might forget that these candidates are far more complex than all the media’s talk of vetting and dogging would suggest. Having overhyped the candidates’ bark, it’s time for media to start focusing on the issues, where the candidates can really bite...