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...September 1998 it was as self-appointed senator-for-life and a self-satisfied former military ruler who had deigned to allow civilians once again to govern. When his plane lands in Santiago - a capital now ruled, once again, by the very Socialist party Pinochet overthrew in his 1973 coup - he won't be greeted as a national hero. Neither president-elect Ricardo Lagos nor outgoing President Eduardo Frei will be at the airport, and the general is expected to be welcomed by a small delegation of military officers, a marching band, a few thousand of his most fervent supporters...
...almost 3 to 1. The independents and Democrats who made up about 40% of the electorate went to McCain 2 to 1, but there weren't enough of them to keep things close. Exit polls show that a majority of voters saw Bush as the "real reformer"--an astonishing coup for the Texas Governor, who adopted McCain's mantle of reform just two weeks ago. Of those who believed McCain was the true reformer, more than a third voted for Bush anyway. For all its demographic changes in recent years, South Carolina remains wary of mavericks and loyal...
CHARLIE CHAPLIN Tramp's litigious estate scores coup against Israeli lottery for using image. Ah, modern times...
...security, was summarily suspended from the cabinet Sunday, even though the president had indicated only a day earlier that the general could remain in office pending the outcome of an official investigation into his role in last year's East Timor violence. The standoff had fueled rumors of a coup against Wahid, who had asked for the resignation of Wiranto - the military leader who engineered the ouster of former dictator Suharto - while on a two-week world tour pitching Indonesia to foreign investors. But Wahid appears to have moved skillfully and stealthily to isolate his security minister from his former...
...history of colonization by the Dutch. And many generals remain wary of Wahid's attempts to rein in the military and seek political rather than security solutions to the escalating violence. Still, Wahid appears to have a knack for turning any commander who emerges as a potential coup leader into a very lonely...