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...Hamas' leadership is guided by the Koran. Palestinians complain that many of Arafat's old commanders are little better than gangsters, men who made fortunes when they arrived from exile in Tunis in 1994 by siphoning off aid, creating monopolies, grabbing property, and running protection rackets. Hamas militants, by contrast, have a reputation for discipline and honesty and have vowed to hunt down corrupt Fatah officials. Nor does it help that in 1996, as Arafat tried to wipe out opposition to him, dozens of Islamic militants were jailed, tortured and murdered by his supporters. "Fatah guys were worse than...
...contrast, the 2004 outbreak--also a low-pathogenic strain of H7N2, which struck on the Delmarva Peninsula--was discovered right away, and both the states and the industry jumped into gear, euthanizing flocks, setting up quarantines and compensating farmers for their downed birds. "You had guys from Mountaire Farms and Perdue Farms working side by side," says Chisholm. "That's unusual because this is a competitive business." The quick response limited damage to just three farms...
...trends among 400,000 married couples over the age of 67. The researchers found that white men are 18 percent more likely to die following the death of a wife, and that widowed white women are 16 percent more likely to die than their still-married counterparts. By contrast, no widowhood effect whatsoever was found for black widows or widowers. This came as a surprise to the researchers. “While we expected the direction of this trend, we certainly did not expect to find no effect,” Elwert said. “We were surprised...
...leader. His supporters say the debonair, center-right politician has revolutionized the perennially gray world of Italian politics, carving out an influential role for his country on the world stage thanks to his rapport with the likes of Bush and British prime minister Tony Blair. His opponents, by sharp contrast, say Berlusconi puts democracy at risk with his myriad conflicts of interest and perennial corruption charges...
...setting the scene, using color and music befitting to each of the film’s locations. In the township, angry hip-hop swirls through the streets along with brownish-orange dust. This combination of aggressive music and parched earth casts an overall red tone to the scene. In contrast, the metropolitan and suburban shots adopt cool blues, silvers and greens to project the diametrically different standards of living. The hard music, provided by South African rap artist Zola, exemplifies Tsotsi’s originally hard-edged persona. However, after he steals the car and begins to bond...