Word: exits
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...hotel, where 14 people died. Within moments of the blast, the roof collapsed over the diners. "Everyone was crying and screaming, helplessly. Some of the guests were killed instantly," adds Hussain, whose white tunic uniform is stained with blood after helping carry the wounded out through the emergency exit and on to hospital. "Thank God that they were stopped at the gates," he continues. "If they got any closer, or even inside, nothing would have survived. The building would have collapsed and we all would have been killed...
...Mbeki, who had hoped to make a dignified exit from office and retain some of his legacy as a peace broker on the continent - where he has mediated conflicts in the Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of Congo and, most recently, Zimbabwe - has instead faced a string of humiliating defeats, and leaves office much diminished. The ANC, too, is likely to be weakened by its decision, which also seemed to suggest that Zuma is not necessarily in control of the coalition of forces within the party that brought him to power...
...reliable way of eliminating the names of early voters from their target lists. (County clerk offices usually release those lists on a weekly basis.) "You don't want to chase people who have already voted," explains Nathan Chambers, chair of the Arapahoe County GOP. Early voting has also made exit polling in some areas decreasingly reliable as it fails to pick up large segments of the electorate...
...1980s, Mugabe successfully neutered the challenge of his liberation-era rival Joshua Nkomo, by bludgeoning his supporters in a sustained campaign of violence and then drawing a cowed Nkomo into a subservient role in government. This time, however, Mugabe's end-game may be about securing a safe exit for himself. A top government intelligence officer told TIME that Mugabe, despite his angry rhetoric, may in fact be preparing to step down. "One thing for sure is that Mugabe is now on the prowl, especially in his own party," the intelligence officer said. "He wants to deal with those...
...issues in a China still prone to squash dissent is one thing; painting on the streets of Naples requires a different kind of courage. "This is under control of the clan," says one local, nodding toward the mounds of illegally dumped trash being rendered iconic by Liu beneath the exit ramp of State Highway SS162. "It's the Sarno family: they say yes or no if this gets cleaned...