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...Muslims who died that day, to see the tycoon turned politician console grieving relatives, hand out small amounts of cash, rice and washing detergent, and promise school scholarships to the children of those who died. Thaksin said he wanted to "use compassion to turn these bad people into decent ones." And he insisted: "Things are not as terrible as people think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hearts and Pockets | 5/10/2004 | See Source »

...adjust to studying with a constant hum of background noise, with roommates moving in and out, with a neighbor’s radio blasting loud. The library isn’t much better, and if anyone can find a seat to study at a Square cafe at a decent hour, please let me know. I think the last time a seat became vacant at the Garage Starbucks at 4pm in the afternoon was sometime during the Clinton administration...

Author: By Amelia E. Lester, | Title: The Waiting Game | 5/4/2004 | See Source »

Meagher responded by saying that although security are sometimes charged with breaking up strikes and putting down demonstrations, they “have the same right to decent living and dignity as anyone else...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Workers Protest Year of Cuts, Layoffs | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

...rise amid global turmoil. They also benefit from the kind of global expansion we're now seeing (led by China). Traditional safe-haven stocks like drugs (Pfizer, Merck), tobacco (Altria) and beverages (Anheuser-Busch) would hold up relatively well, and may come into favor anyway because they pay decent dividends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Investing: Worst-Case Scenario | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

...still trying to write a decent song. I'll get there." PAUL MCCARTNEY, former Beatle, on why he hasn't considered retiring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim: Apr. 26, 2004 | 4/26/2004 | See Source »

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