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...they have for most of the past 87 years, hundreds of children from across the Eastern seaboard arrived in June at Camp Modin in Belgrade, Maine, carrying flip-flops, sleeping bags and swimsuits. But they also carried something new. First there was one fever, then six, then nine campers in a single day. By the end of the first full week, dozens of kids were sleeping on state-issued cots in a specially quarantined cabin, waiting out a pandemic flu virus that is barnstorming its way across the globe. Camp Modin was not alone; so far this summer, at least...
...crowd of about 5,000 people did gather on the eastern side of the Wall, according to a June 20, 1988, wire report by West Germany's Deutsche Presse Agentur news service, which is included in the Stasi file. It says that hundreds of East German security forces rushed the crowd in the early morning hours after the concert, and estimates that about 30 people were arrested. (See pictures of the young Michael Jackson in his own backyard...
...North Korean capital after flying in overnight from Anchorage - has done the trick. Shortly after he was photographed with North Korea's dynastic leader Kim Jong Il, wire services reported that Pyongyang had pardoned Lee and Ling, a necessary step in their release. And just before 7:30 p.m. eastern time, Clinton's spokesman sent out this statement: "President Clinton has safely left North Korea with Laura Ling and Euna Lee. They are en route to Los Angeles where Laura and Euna will be reunited with their families." The Korean Central News Agency called the release of the two journalists...
...former Foreign Minister, has adopted a populist appeal that has gone over well in a nation that is only 32% literate (for women, the rate is 15%). His speeches are short and his slogans simple. He tailors his message to the region. At a recent rally in the eastern province of Panshir, a historic mujahedin holdout during the time of the Soviet invasion, he extolled the virtues of the valley's martyrs but warned that the lives of thousands will have been sacrificed in vain if the current government is allowed to continue. "We came out of 30 years...
...cornerstone of Abdullah's campaign: his image shadows that of Abdullah's on many campaign posters, and before Abdullah spoke at last week's rally, he visited Massoud's tomb on a hilltop in Panshir. But Massoud, who is seen as a hero in large swaths of northern and eastern Afghanistan, is widely despised by the southern Pashtuns and the central Hazara ethnic groups, who suffered terrible depredations at the hands of Massoud's army during the civil war that followed the withdrawal of the Soviets. What's more, Abdullah is not the only former Massoud aide who can claim...