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...better cards to play today than when she was released in 1995 (and later rearrested). Then, the economy was in much stronger shape. The local currency, the kyat, was a relatively healthy 130 to the dollar, Rangoon's streets sported new cars and the government could boast more than $6 billion in foreign direct investment since opening up the country after more than a quarter-century of socialist isolation imposed by recently detained dictator Ne Win. Now, the economy is teetering on the precipice. Growth is negligible, the kyat is pushing 1,000 to the dollar and inflation is running...
...Bostonians never give up and flourish in futility. Every year, Fenway Park is sold out. Since Bill Parcells took over the team in 1993, the Patriots have been supported by droves of fans, win or lose. The Bruins and the Celtics boast die-hard supporters who remember the golden ages and annually pray for a return to greatness...
Bill Maher, host of Politically Incorrect, also drives a hybrid car. So does Seinfeld creator Larry David. Leonardo DiCaprio likes his hybrid so much that he bought three more, for his mom, dad and stepmom--and took time out from a Steven Spielberg set to boast to TIME about his high-tech wheels. "People are always impressed," he notes, "with the way it drives, the gas mileage and how quiet...
Harvard cannot consistently boast of nationally ranked football, baseball, or basketball teams, but for the second straight year, the campus can welcome home one of the best dance teams in the country...
...this room, and others who are regrouping in Afghanistan and Pakistan, boast that they are preparing to pounce on the U.S. invaders, and that they have allies. "Our neighbors are also terrified of the United States, and they want to make trouble for America," warns Hajji Mullah Sahib. "Now they are sending us money, guns and men." On this score, he's right. Iran has been sending supplies and munitions to disgruntled Afghan commanders who are not being paid by the new government. In Kandahar, the Taliban's spiritual center, a government commander says disaffected elements of Pakistan's Inter...