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...players run the matches themselves, with the coaches sitting back to watch their kids battle it out on the court. There’s really not much help they can offer at this point anyway, so their time is better served chatting with other coaches or parents that drove...
...American teams from the Defense Department and the CIA visited Iraqi Kurdistan to investigate Ansar al-Islam, a terrorist group that has been linked to al-Qaeda and that has its base in caves on the border between Iraq and Iran. (The Americans didn't hide their presence; they drove black Grand Cherokee SUVs with communications gear on the roof, not exactly common in Kurdistan.) The U.S. teams promised the Kurds that they would be back, and they have kept their word. U.S. officials tell TIME that within the past few weeks the CIA has opened two stations in Iraqi...
...June 2000 lifted the hopes of millions of Koreans, won him the Nobel Peace Prize, and looked as if it would be his greatest legacy. But in the end, even the President's nordpolitik came to seem flawed. North Korea's recent disclosure of a secret nuclear arms program drove a stake through his cherished policy of rapprochement. After gambling so much on North Korea's leader, Kim will leave office savoring the sour taste of betrayal...
...barely 30% of the voters had turned out. Worried that a low turnout might help the challenger, Sharon summoned a press conference and urged party members: "Go and vote, go and vote!" TURKMENISTAN Death Plot Foiled An apparent assassination attempt was made on Turkmenistan President Saparmurad Niyazov as he drove in the capital, Ashgabat. According to the President's spokesman, Serdar Durdyev, gunmen opened fire from two minibuses, a sedan and several nearby buildings. The President escaped unhurt, but three of the alleged attackers were left dead and several people were injured. Police arrested 16 suspects, and mass rallies were...
...night sky was overcast as I drove home along the turnpike, the trees along the highway a gauntlet of blackness. I enjoyed participating in the hunt. I felt that day a new understanding of the timeless exchange: death for life, sadness for joy, loss for satisfaction...