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...lead a nation acting like Zorro," fumed Socialist parliamentarian Jean-Louis Bianco over Sarkozy's Chadian coup. "This sensationalist diplomacy continues posing problems," agreed fellow Socialist Pierre Moscovici. France's media was torn between approbation and concern. Le Figaro's headline Monday hailed "Nicolas Sarkozy's Humanitarian Coup" and nicknamed him "the Jack Bauer of diplomacy," referring to the secret agent star of 24. Le Parisien, however, claimed "Nicolas Sarkozy can't resist the permanent temptation to stage his action as if he's the only person involved". One way or another, as with the fictional television program, the clock...
...Qaeda leaders taking refuge in ungoverned tribal regions that border Afghanistan. This cash, which comes to roughly $150 million a month in aid, is the U.S.'s only real leverage with Pakistan. Rice said Sunday that she would be reviewing the funding in light of Musharraf's coup d'etat over his own civilian government...
...worry is that Musharraf may not have enough time to do all this. His approval ratings in Pakistan are at an all-time low. By Monday, rumors were spreading of a coup that would oust Musharraf. One had Pakistan's new Vice Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Kyani, taking his place. But officials in Washington are not putting much stock in those rumors. For one, Kyani is an old comrade of Musharraf's. Furthermore, military uprisings against Musharraf, they say, are a perpetual rumor in Pakistani politics and impossible to substantiate. It is a testament to the woeful state...
...declaration of a state of emergency by Musharraf, who remains head of the army eight years after seizing power in a bloodless coup, suspended the constitution, blacked out independent television news stations and cut some phone lines. Soldiers and police patrolled parts of Islamabad, the capital...
More millionaire athletes are joining this anti-Nike movement. Chicago Bulls center Ben Wallace will release his $14.98 Big Ben shoe under the Starbury label on Nov. 5. In a true coup, Steve & Barry's also signed tennis star Venus Williams to market a line of shoes and clothing called EleVen. On a scale of 1 to 10, Williams boasts, "It's a step above the best." EleVen debuts Nov. 15; nothing is over...