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Alexander Litvinenko killed in a spectacularly unusual way, poisoned with a tiny dose of the radioactive element polonium-210. But the routine of the former KGB agent on the day he ingested the stuff--a shuttle among elegant hotels, a sushi bar and exclusive offices in the heart of London--would be familiar to any number of affluent Russians who make the city their home. London is 31% foreign born, profiting from successive waves of the ultrarich--American bankers, Arab sheiks, Hong Kong Chinese. Now the Litvinenko case is making some Brits wonder whether the city has turned into Moscow...
...diplomats, he called out rather pointedly for religious freedom - using the secular Muslim state of Turkey as an example. The following passage may well wind up being the strongest of the entire voyage: "The fact that the majority of the population of this country is Muslim is a significant element in the life of society, which the State cannot fail to take into account, yet the Turkish Constitution recognizes every citizen's right to freedom of worship and freedom of conscience. The civil authorities of every democratic country are duty bound to guarantee the effective freedom of all believers...
...Obviously President Bush’s constituency has a large element of religious voters, but that hasn’t been the main reason [for the provision], I don’t think,” added Benson, who studied national attitudes towards gambling...
...handcuff McLeod, and, I’m guessing, Bulldogs QB Matt Polhemus, untested because of the run game’s success (21 pass attempts per game, five touchdowns in nine outings) isn’t prepared for the challenge. In addition to the benefits of hosting, the psychological element in this edition of The Game is non-negligible. Harvard has captured the last five meetings between the archrivals, meaning no member of the Bulldogs has ever participated in a victory over the Crimson. This means one of two things on the Yale end: either the squad is demoralized...
...says that GYWO was not intended to inaugurate a movement or influence policy. “I don’t think I was trying to make a change,” he says. “It was definitely reactive.” Hoping to attach a proactive element to the strip, Rees decided to donate proceeds from the GYWO book to the “Adopt-A-Minefield” campaign, which funds the removal of landmines around the world. THE WAR AT HOMERees does not limit his accusations of insincerity to the political sphere. He says that...