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Corrupt politicians are as much a part of Brazilian life as exquisitely skilled soccer stars, carnival queens and scantily clad beach babes. One post-war politician in Sao Paulo state won three terms as mayor and governor with the dubious endorsement that "he steals, but he gets things done." Former president Fernando Collor de Mello was impeached in 1992 over a corruption scandal, and in 2001 it was revealed that fraudsters had bled an astonishing $2 billion from two government agencies established to help the country's poor...
...crowd would cheer and break into the Polish song Sto Lat (May He Live a Hundred Years). Manila March 10, 1986 The men wore loose-fitting barong tagalogs; many of the women, designer dresses. The formality was appropriate for a presidential inauguration - even one called at short notice. Clad in a simple yellow dress, Corazon (Cory) Aquino, 53, could hardly have imagined this moment three months ago, when her improbable quest for the Philippine presidency began. Her voice was calm and steady as she recited the presidential oath, her hand resting on a leather-bound Bible. "I am taking power...
...mission of Benstead and his white-clad cuisine team to put it in front of them. For today's lunch, the "livin' innies"-as he calls the resident troops who use the mess-will hoe into offerings like beef stroganoff, BBQ pork chops, chicken ? la king, Swiss roll and pavlova. Steak's "an old favorite," and there's a potato option at every meal. But the modern soldier is at ease with terms like parmigiana, and unfazed in the face of quiche. He's not slow to criticize, either: "You are only as good as your last meal," says...
Those looking for an edgier alternative to the Gap—and some risque marketing—will have American Apparel to turn to when they return to the Square this fall. American Apparel, a clothing supplier known for its solid-colored T-shirts and advertisements featuring sparsely clad hipsters, will open a store on Brattle Street in early August. The store will be located in the space previously occupied by Harnett’s, a natural health and beauty products supplier. Miguel McKelvey, the architect and project manager for the new location, said that the company seeks out older...
Post-Monica, the female intern in the nation's capital has a reputation that's part Catholic schoolgirl, part Paris Hilton: sexy, scantily clad and technically off-limits, but too clueless to know better. Such stereotyping isn't fair to most of the ambitious young women who flock to Washington each year (20,000 interns arrive every summer, counting the boys). But the visiting vixen's midriff-baring, miniskirted image rings true enough to have prompted a neologism--SKINTERNS--as well as efforts to make young women more presentable in Capitol Hill's still starchy environment. One intern coordinator marks...