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...country is on the eve of important political events ... I want you to have full freedom of choice, including appointments.' MIKHAIL FRADKOV, former Russian Prime Minister, to President Vladimir Putin after announcing his resignation. Fradkov's move, the biggest political shake-up in more than three years, will force the formation of a new government...
...actions speak louder than elegy, it tells you where we are that the team coverage on the eve of the sixth anniversary of 9/11 alternated between General Petraeus' performance on Capitol Hill and Britney Spears' performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. Osama returned to prime time, only to be mocked for his "impotence" and apparent need for Grecian Formula. A New Jersey community that lost 100 people that day has had to delay expansion of its memorial because fundraising fell short. September 11 falls once again on a Tuesday, we are six years away from the fire, and wondering...
...truth is we do tend to fall over and we're sick of it," said former All Black great Frank Bunce on the eve of the sixth World Cup, which began on Sept. 7 and climaxes at Paris' Stade de France on Oct. 20. The World Cup is the big profit-turning event (the previous one made $37 million for hosts Australia) for a game that was played for love until turning professional in 1995. Since that time, players have grown not only richer but a whole lot bigger and faster. While that may sound like progress, the game...
...political transformation is still a work in progress. There have been quite a few bumps on the road. But in the end, the movement has been inexorably in the right direction towards permanently establishing democratic institutions, towards further consolidation of a democratic culture and towards further stabilization. On the eve of the millennium, we are beginning to see the impact of the start of the transformation of the country...
...anything humorous happen on your mission? -Eve McGivern, Pittsburgh[Laughs] Mike Collins called Neil the "Tsar" and I said a couple of humorous things for levity. When Houston cleared us for liftoff I said, "Roger, we are number one on the runway." When we landed on the moon I said, "Be careful not to lock the hatch on the way out." It wasn't appreciated at the time...