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...Complicating matters is Thailand's perennial wild card: the military. Shortly after seizing power, coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin reiterated that he had no interest in remaining in politics after elections were held. Earlier this summer, however, a junta aide hinted that perhaps Sonthi might throw his hat in the ring. The general hasn't committed so far. Still, after casting his yes vote in the constitutional referendum in the province of Lop Buri, Sonthi did let slip that if he were to run, this military stronghold where he was once posted as major-general would be the place...
Then there's the green card: the $24 million Q400 burns from 30% to 40% less fuel than--and emits half the CO2 of--a 70-seater regional jet and offers up to eight more seats. ATR says its light, $18 million 72-seater goes further, consuming 30% less fuel than the Q400 and 50% less than a regional...
...willingness to fund any of this before 9/11," he says. New York City's communication failures on 9/11 should not give voters pause, Freeh says, because today, with new technology and increased counterterrorism funding, things would be different. And then Freeh defaults to the iconic moment, the trump card issued to all Giuliani disciples: "You don't walk through the rubble for one moment on that day and not understand that this cannot happen again and that whatever has to be done will be done...
...Obama's statement, Hillary Clinton continued her recent attacks on his perceived foreign policy naivete, insisting that "until it is clear what type of policies might come with a new [Cuban] government, we cannot talk about changes in the U.S. policies toward Cuba." But by playing that safe card in Florida, Clinton may have allowed herself to be "outmaneuvered by Obama on this one," says one Cuban-American leader who asked not to be identified, pointing to a recent Florida International University poll showing that more than 55% of Cuban-Americans in Miami favor unrestricted travel to Cuba...
...doubles duo of senior Ashwin Kumar and junior Sasha Ermakov took a resounding first step toward a strong 2007-08 campaign by winning the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s 2007 Summer Championships last week in Bloomington, Ind. With the tournament victory, Kumar and Ermakov qualify for a wild-card birth in the 2007 Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Tennis Championships in early October. On its way to victory, the Crimson pair beat opponents that gave the Harvard team as a whole—and this duo in particular—fits last year. In the final, Kumar and Ermakov...