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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo hasn't suffered much from her recent decision to withdraw 51 troops from Iraq to save the life of Angelo de la Cruz, a Philippine truck driver kidnapped by insurgents in Fallujah. Despite a rebuke last week by Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer?"If we start caving into terrorists," Downer boomed, "our foreign policy, our international relationships will be determined by terrorists"?Arroyo has been flaunting her decision to grant the kidnappers' demands and bring home the soldiers as a badge of honor. She crowed about De la Cruz's homecoming in her annual State...
...taxi system is one of my favorite things about this country. The cabs—invariably ancient green Mercedes—will pick you up on the side of the street and take you where you want to go for 1,000 liras, or about 50 cents. The driver is free to pick up other passengers along the way who are heading in the same direction and usually drops you off at the main road closest to your destination. I used to think that a system where every passing cab stopped at a standing person on the street...
...morning commute to the other side of the city begins in the bright sun on a corner across from the Mediterranean Sea and yelling “Gemayaze?” to drivers through open windows. The jaded, tired driver will nod his head almost imperceptibly to his left if he can take me or will make the very Lebanese gesture of raising his chin and eyebrows while making a clicking sound with his tongue. In this context the gesture means, “You want me to go where? Funny. That’s a good...
...Europe and Asia than in the U.S., the sport is seeking ways to expand in the U.S., the world's largest car market. But Schumacher's dominance is threatening that. Unlike Woods, whose earlier string of victories clearly contributed to golf's popularity, the fact that the German driver has already won 10 of the 11 F1 races this year is making fans yawn. F1 organizers fear Schumacher's superiority could dent TV viewership and jeopardize the huge amount of money--trade magazine Business F1 estimates it at $943 million--sponsors pay to have their logos plastered on cars...
...drives are the fastest, most reliable cars on the circuit. Ferrari, owned by Fiat, has deep pockets, spending $450 million on its racing team this year, compared with $35 million for Minardi, one of the smaller teams. And Schumacher has perhaps the fastest reaction time of any F1 driver. He began developing his skills early, racing go-carts when he was 4 and becoming German national junior champion at 15. When Eddie Jordan, head of the Jordan racing team, offered Schumacher a chance to drive Formula 1 in 1991, Schumacher broke the track record for the Jordan car the first...