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...there is one lesson to be learned from California's wild recall, it is that there is no one lesson. At a moment when the stakes could not have been higher, voters turned out a seasoned if bloodless technocrat and put their faith in an action hero who waved a broom. In an era of interminable campaigns, this one lasted nine weeks. At a time when other politicians hauled around briefcases full of 100-page platforms, Arnold Schwarzenegger spouted lines from his movies, gave no substantive interviews and agreed to exactly one debate, for which he knew the questions...
...Stability's Sake GUINEA-BISSAU Three days after being ousted in a bloodless military putsch, President Kumba Yala formally resigned his post. Coup leader General Verissimo Correia Seabra accused Yala of causing "political instability" in the impoverished former Portuguese colony in West Africa. Seabra promised to cede power to a transitional government that would oversee elections. Yala, who remained under house arrest, dissolved parliament in November and canceled polls four times...
...suicide bombings in Riyadh that killed 35 people. Authorities blame al-Qaeda for that attack. Although the government hailed the arrests as a major strike against the network, Interior Minister Prince Nayef warned there was still a threat of terrorism. It's Over Already SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE A bloodless army coup ended as President Fradique de Menezes returned from Nigeria after signing an accord granting amnesty to the troops who toppled him a week earlier. Under the deal, de Menezes will stay on as President, but has promised to replace the government. Coup leader Major Fernando Pereira, who said...
...appeal came shortly after the U.S. Congress agreed to impose sanctions on Burmese exports, in response to Suu Kyi's May 30 detention and the crackdown on her National League for Democracy. Island Overthrow SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE African leaders led the condemnation of a bloodless military coup while President Fradique deMenezes visited neighboring Nigeria. Coup leader Major Fernando Pereira said he merely wanted to draw international attention to the island nation's continuing poverty, despite recently discovered oil reserves. Pereira agreed to talks with outside mediators. Constitutional Quandary FIJI The Supreme Court ordered Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase to include...
...role of radio in Asia began to shift in the 1980s, when the first shoots of democratic reform sprouted across the region. When Corazon Aquino led her bloodless revolution to overthrow Marcos in 1986, she was determined to use the airwaves once more. As citizens gathered in the steamy heat of their shacks, they heard then police chief and future President Fidel Ramos boast on the radio that the military had abandoned Marcos to join the people's cause. An exaggeration, to be sure. But the crow of victory prompted thousands to flood the streets and give the people-power...