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...become increasingly critical of the moderation of the Dalai Lama and other exiled leaders. Although they remain loyal to the Dalai Lama, they believe that demonstrations or even confrontation might be more effective means of securing their rights. "There are two schools of thought," says Lobsang Sangay, a Senior Fellow at the East Asian Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School. "One says you can never trust the Chinese government because they will never negotiate peacefully, and so confrontation is the best approach. The one led by the Dalai Lama says dialogue is the best approach...
Many alumni had returned for the event. and were invited on stage to show they could still move a room even after they had left college. The talent in the room was juxtaposed with an easy informality as the artists introduced their songs and fellow performers in a warm manner...
...does a man like this expect not to be caught? George Winner Jr., a New York state senator, told the New York Times that fellow legislators, upon first hearing that Spitzer had hired a hooker, believed it was a practical joke. Says Eric Lane, a law professor at Hofstra University: "This isn't Bill Clinton, where in one sense you would have expected it. This is a shock...
...Wilson expected to happen when he opened that suitcase," she says. "Maybe he thought I would ask for a bribe and that would be the end of it." That may have been a fair assumption, on his part, given the notorious corruption among Argentine customs agents. But among her fellow agents, Telpuk had a reputation for naive honesty. "Once a passenger dropped a huge wad of dollar bills on my counter and didn't notice, I chased after him down the runway waving his money in the air. At the airport they teased me continually after that for being such...
...Saudis might find it politically difficult to change their position without consulting fellow OPEC members - who would surely reject the idea - says Greg Priddy, energy analyst for the Eurasia Group in Washington. "It would be a real loss of face if all of a sudden they would reverse course unilaterally," he says. Cheney's visit to Riyadh might be too late, says Priddy, adding about U.S. officials: "If they were going to ask [for increased oil production] they should have asked a month...