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...triumph in the December 2002 presidential plebiscite was itself testimony to the weakness of South Korea's democracy. His main selling point was not his allergy to the U.S. (genuine as that may be), but rather his outsider's r?sum?: his manifest lack of experience in Seoul's payola-driven politics, a system that the great majority of voters already viewed with distrust and disdain. Once in office, Roh's amateurish and inconstant performance, as well as his own cynical attempts to game the system, did little to allay popular misgivings about the health of the democracy. Recall that, after...
...Albanian terrorists" torched two mosques, including one from the 17th century that had miraculously survived the Bosnian war. Crowds moved on to smash the front windows at a local McDonald's. About 1,000 Kosovo Serbs have been evacuated to NATO bases inside Kosovo and another 2,600 driven from their homes. Camping out in a friend's apartment in the divided town of Mitrovica, medical student Ivan Radic, 30, a Kosovo Serb, said he has lost touch with his mother and uncle, who had been seeking refuge somewhere in central Kosovo. "I am so worried," said Radic. "God knows...
...other tracks Byrne sticks to more contemporary forms of theatrical pop. “The Other Side of My Life” is an afternoon stroll, driven by a lengthy violin opener that leads into Byrne’s description of a happy day, when “beautiful angels appear at my side / corporate sponsors will act as my guide.” Any fears that the cynicism of the Talking Heads would be absent here be rested...
...Center (MAC) with a tinge of frustration. Waiting in line for treadmills isn’t too soothing either. And with each new, monolithic athletic building that appeared in Allston, the vast disparity between Harvard’s exercise facilities for athletes and those meant for everyone else got driven home even more. Something had to change...
...That's why teams and tire companies try to give their cars better grip by spending thousands of hours testing the way various rubber compounds react as they heat up during a race. Bridgestone tires - used by Ferrari - perform well in cool and wet conditions, while Michelins, which are driven by their main rivals, Williams, McLaren and Renault, really come into their own as the mercury soars. Schumacher, aiming for his seventh world championship, won't be idling in the slow lane. But his opponents are spinning furiously. Patrick Head, technical director of Williams, says: "The Michelins' exterior broke...