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...many did. But it's not wholly by chance that Serb fury over Kosovo's secession has outstripped expectations. Serbia's nationalist leaders have been stoking confrontation. For example, surveillance cameras recorded police being ordered to leave their posts minutes before the crowd gathered for the attacks on foreign embassies; some did not return until 45 minutes after the first rocks began to fly. Yet Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica later declared himself satisfied with the performance of his police force, and Transport Minister Velimir Ilic even remarked that the damage done to the embassies pales next to Serbia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Serbia: Separation Anxiety | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

According to Craig A. Aaron, the communications director for Free Press, one of the groups presenting a petition before the FCC, the group became suspicious after interviewing crowd members about the issues being discussed in the hearing only to find that many did not know what the hearing was about...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Comcast Paid Seat-Fillers at FCC Hearing | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...animal issues, co-sponsoring legislation to stop horse slaughter, opposing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and voting to eliminate a two million dollar subsidy for the mink industry. Obama, meanwhile, has championed bans on horse slaughter and dog fighting, and surprised a Las Vegas town hall crowd in mid-January by telling them, “I think how we treat our animals reflects how we treat each other, and it’s very important that we have a president who is mindful of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals.” And Clinton...

Author: By Lewis E. Bollard | Title: Compassionate Campaigners | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...says Laura Hernandez, president of the University Democrats of UT Austin, as she introduces the former President. "We know him from playing his saxophone on Arsenio. He is the first rock star President of this country." Certainly Clinton is greeted like a rock star by the mostly student crowd as he moves down the ramp from Main Hall to a podium on the mall in the heart of the campus. Flash bulbs go off, camera phones are lifted high and U2 blasts over the speakers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Texas, Bill v. Barack | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...love my wife," he tells the crowd as he begins. "I plead guilty - especially today, which is my daughter's 28th birthday and the happiest day of my life." He follows with a long, detailed description of how Hillary Clinton has worked for change - as a law student, at the Children's Defense Fund, as First Lady of Arkansas, in the White House and the Senate. "She is the best candidate for President I've ever had a chance to support," Clinton says. A list follows: She supported Senegalese women victimized by genital multilation; she inspired Cambodian women to work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Texas, Bill v. Barack | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

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