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DIED. U NU, 87, former Prime Minister of Burma (now Myanmar); in Rangoon. U Nu was named the country's first Prime Minister in 1947, a year before independence. A popular politician, he promoted nonalignment abroad and democracy at home-but discord within his government led General Ne Win to seize power in 1962. U Nu proclaimed himself Prime Minister of a "parallel government" when pro-democracy activity pushed aside Ne Win in 1988, but the military quickly placed U Nu under house arrest. Released in 1992, he spent his last years in seclusion...
...that looked at its flip side: infidelity. This time the focus is an informal but widespread movement, noted by senior editor Lee Aitken, aimed at shoring up marriage through the counseling of engaged couples and troubled husbands and wives, as well as through efforts to protect the children whom discord places at risk...
...thing. The architects of the U.S. government wanted it to be of the people, by the people and for the people. Politicians like Newt Gingrich are trying to expand the involvement of the people in the process. If you close the government off, all you will get is social discord, and members of Congress who are isolated will receive a one-way ticket back to their home districts...
...thing. The architects of the U.S. government wanted it to be of the people, by the people and for the people. Politicians like Newt Gingrich are trying to expand the involvement of the people in the process. If you close the government off, you will get social discord, and members of Congress will have a one-way ticket back to their home districts...
...government wanted it to be of the people, by the people and for the people. Politicians like Newt Gingrich are trying to expand the involvement of the people in the process. If you close the government off, all you will get is a lot of social discord, and members of Congress will receive a one-way ticket right back to their home districts...