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Every day, the fancy jeeps cruise past Palmira Pereira's shack on the northern coast of East Timor. Sometimes, the passengers inside the air-conditioned vehicles raise their hands in greeting, and Pereira, or one of her 10 children, waves back. But the occupants of the cars-owned by the government, the U.N. or other organizations that are helping to run this infant country, which gained independence from Indonesia in 2002-have never stopped to meet the Pereiras. If they did, they would find a family that has not eaten rice in three months because of shortages that have nearly...
...Nascimento. "Are you saying these people do not exist?" Even if the April presidential election is supposed to give these citizens a voice, many are so disenfranchised that they see little point in participating in the democratic process. Back in her shack on the northern coast of East Timor, Pereira just laughs when asked which candidate she will choose to lead her country. "When I am asked to vote for President, I will just close my eyes and pick one," she says. "The leaders don't care about people like me, so why should I care about any of them...
...From coast to coast, the nation’s top high school prospects are asking about Andre’ Akpan...
...Crimson beat out host-Brown, Roger Williams, Tufts, the University of Rhode Island and MIT, in the team’s first action since the Atlantic Coast Championships in November...
Unlike regular season dual meets against familiar divers, Zone A diving includes swimmers from institutions all along the East Coast...