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...drop was particularly noteworthy since the Election Commission extended the voting window by 24 hours—lasting from Monday at noon to midday today...
...Twice elected and twice disgraced, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned from self-imposed exile and was in cahoots with Musharraf in hopes of again becoming Prime Minister. Musharraf even agreed to drop corruption charges against her. But the plan has backfired, and Bhutto is now deriding Musharraf and proclaiming slogans of democracy. The opportunistic Benazir Bhutto doesn't care one hoot about Pakistan. She is only hungry for power. Lochan Bakshi, Edmonton, Canada...
...clear Soviet helicopters from the skies. Describing it as a "total high," he says he knew then it was only a matter of time before the Russians would leave. "Who would have thought the 'evil empire' would collapse and, most astonishingly, that it would collapse without a single drop of blood from an American soldier?" He also has no remorse over his devotion to the Afghan guerrillas, many of whom later became Islamic warriors and formed the Taliban. "We were fighting the evil empire. It would have been like not supplying the Soviets against Hitler in World...
Like a Vice Tax David von Drehle summarized it well in "Oil's Silver Lining" [Nov. 19]: The $100 barrel gives us another chance to change our ways. It's a true gift to the planet from the present economic circumstances. And rest assured, prices are not likely to drop. How could they, since worldwide discovery of oil peaked in 1964? In China and India, hundreds of millions of households dream of getting a car or even two. Let's hope the exponential rise of oil prices will guide us all toward greener aspirations that will encourage the production...
...Chávez was still losing by less than 2 percentage points. But the CNE, seemingly overwhelmed by the close contest, delayed its announcement while Chávez waited for the margin to drop below 1%, at which point he'd seek a recount (as Al Gore did in Florida in 2000, he said later). But the margin barely budged, and the opposition started seething in the streets, fearing fraud. Around midnight, Chávez's ex-defense minister, Raul Baduel, who opposed the reforms, warned that Chávez was flirting with popular unrest. By 1 a.m., says a government insider, Vice President...