Word: colonels
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...Peru provided the region's most stunning reaction to the Evo Morales victory in Bolivia: The candidate whose politics most resembles that of Morales (and Chavez) is Ollanta Humala, a retired lieutenant colonel and an admirer of Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles de Gaulle. Before the Bolivian elections, Humala had been polling about 12%; immediately after, he was at 22%, a statistical tie with the candidate of the center-right ruling party, Lourdes Flores Nano. While denying ties to Chavez for most of the race, Humala did an about-face on Jan. 3, traveling to Caracas and taking a front...
...response were credibly addressed in the 1986 movie Sword of Gideon. Still, I look forward to seeing Spielberg's moviemaking talents brought to bear on this story of terrorism and a nation's legitimate response. Sensitive or not, the movie - if it's good - will sell itself. Chris Krisinger Colonel, U.S.A.F. Burke, Virginia, U.S. I hope that Munich is a big success. The story of the Israeli athletes who were cold-bloodedly murdered should never be forgotten. I wish there were more brave people like Spielberg. He is willing to tell the truth in his movies and make a difference...
DIED. NORMAN VAUGHAN, 100, dog sledder, explorer and the last surviving member of Admiral Richard Byrd's historic 1928 expedition to Antarctica; in Anchorage. As a mushing-obsessed Harvard student, he persuaded Byrd to bring him along as a dog driver. Affectionately dubbed "the Colonel" in his adopted home state of Alaska, he climbed the 10,302-ft. Mount Vaughan (named for him by Byrd) to celebrate his 89th birthday. His motto: "Dream big, and dare to fail...
Such mantras are raising the prospects of other left-leaning politicians. Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, a retired army lieutenant colonel, says the nation should re-examine agreements that sold off state-owned companies and review the lucrative tax-stability contracts that have been luring foreign investors. After Morales' victory, Humala last week scored 23% in a respected poll for April's presidential election--a 10-point bounce that brings him within 3 points of the front runner...
...DIED. NORMAN VAUGHAN, 100, dog sledder, explorer and the last surviving member of Admiral Richard Byrd's historic 1928 expedition to Antarctica; in Anchorage. As a mushing-obsessed Harvard student, he persuaded Byrd to bring him along as a dog driver. Affectionately dubbed "the Colonel" in his adopted home state of Alaska, he climbed the 3,140-m Mt. Vaughan (named for him by Byrd) to celebrate his 89th birthday. His motto: "Dream big, and dare to fail...