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Zuma's extraordinary comeback--he was recently endorsed by the ANC Women's League--is testament to the anger the aloof Mbeki arouses in the party's rank and file. At the ANC conference, delegates booed him and drowned out his allies with songs supporting Zuma, whose rejection by South Africa's élite has made him a hero to the poor. The constitution prevents Mbeki from running for re-election, but Zuma will also be barred if he is convicted of corruption. That means South Africa's leadership could hinge on whether its new top politician...
...comeback in the semifinal seemed to resemble a more important revival off the field. Just one year ago, Northwestern, a public school of 2,800 students in the impoverished Liberty City neighborhood, was mired in a scandal centered on its football program. The team's 18-year-old star running back had been arrested for having sex with a 14-year-old girl in a campus bathroom, and the school's principal, who allowed the young man to play in last year's state championship game anyway, was later indicted for allegedly failing to report the unlawful...
...over the next seven minutes of play, Harvard stormed back to take a 53-49 lead.It would have been historic—if there weren’t 12 more minutes of basketball to be played.Despite its best efforts, the Crimson (4-8) came up short in its comeback bid against America East rival Vermont (3-6) in a 73-68 loss yesterday at Lavietes Pavilion, its fourth straight defeat.Had Harvard won the game, it would have been the largest comeback in team history. With seven minutes to play in the first half, the Crimson was behind by a score...
...Victory for Zuma would cap a remarkable comeback for a man who was last year acquitted of raping a family friend half his age. In a last ditch pre-conference appeal for support, Mbeki said: "The eyes of our people and others in the rest of Africa and the rest of the world will focus on our conference. [Delegates] should fully understand the great responsibility they carry on their shoulders. Each and every decision they take...will be felt long after the...conference...
Recent years have been all about the comeback act. 2007 saw the return of the Spice Girls and Led Zeppelin. As the year comes to a close, it’s time for us to consider the possibilities for the future and then brace ourselves. Here are five acts that shouldn’t come back in ’08: 5. ’N Sync The Backstreet Boys released a new album. The Spice Girls launched a reunion tour. If nature runs its course—and Jive Records files a lawsuit for the two records left...