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...quite done this before. Oh, yes, the British are long practiced in the solemn rites of lowering the imperial flag. For the 68th time this century, the Union Jack will slide permanently down a colonial flagpole, amid skirling Black Watch bagpipes, phalanxes of Gurkha soldiers and the measured paces of the Prince of Wales. But for all its high-toned honorability, the midnight ceremony on June 30 handing Hong Kong over to the People's Republic of China leaves the West feeling guilty, ignoble and very anxious. In those 67 prior cases, the world's greatest modern empire was setting...
...status of a Chinese province. But Hong Kong officials stand to lose either way: if they seat the two parties together, the Taiwanese will boycott the events. If they seat them apart, Beijing will consider it a public snub before an international audience. Beijing argues that under the red flag, Taiwan would enjoy even more autonomy than Hong Kong if it chose to reunify with the motherland. But that is what the majority of people in Taiwan fear the most. Says TIME's Don Shapiro, "The people in Taiwan are taking all of this in stride, but there...
...carried the sign and the flag--at half-mast--with him as he marched outside the speech...
INDIANAPOLIS: Two rain delays, 11 caution flags, and a generous helping of crashes after its scheduled Sunday start, the 81st Indianapolis 500 is finally over. And despite all the chaos, this year's winner was easy to spot. Arie Luyendyk led every practice session in which he ran this month, won the pole position, and was less than a second out of the lead on Monday when the race was stopped due to rain. Tuesday, the Flying Dutchman led for 62 of the race's 200 laps and took the lead for the final time when he drove past teammate...
...postponement of the 81st running of the Indianapolis 500. In the early lead was Tony Stewart, last year's rookie of the year, trailed closely by pole-starter Arie Luyendyk. Skies were clear Monday morning, but after just 15 laps a fresh dose of rain brought out the red flag and sent the cars back to the pits in the order they were running. With rain still falling a few hours later, chief steward Keith Ward made the official announcement and the cars were returned to their Gasoline Alley garages. The 200-lap race is scheduled to continue Tuesday. Monday...