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Remy Kasanda long held such hopes. He had just finished high school in the Congo when he was conscripted into a rebel army. While he fought, his family was killed. Six years ago, he fled to South Africa and found work as a security guard. Now comes the reckoning. "I was at work when my friends called me to tell me that my house was on fire," he says. "On my way into town, a mob attacked me with sticks." Arriving at hospital, "the South African doctor told me: all you foreigners must go home." Kasanda's damning verdict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Johannesburg Is Burning | 5/21/2008 | See Source »

...Crimson finished a very close third in its morning heat, with the top two boats from each of three heavyweight varsity heats making up the six-boat final. Harvard fought back from an early deficit to Princeton and Yale off the start—half a boat length and two seats, respectively—to make for a dramatic final 500 meters...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Crew Misses the Boat to Grand Finals | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

...McCain and Bush fought fiercely for the Republican nomination in 2000, and the bad blood lasted for several years. Now both of them want McCain to win, and McCain wants Bush to do everything he can to help - which sometimes will include keeping a low profile. Democratic ads include footage of McCain hugging Bush. It is a notably awkward embrace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush and McCain's Awkward Embrace | 5/19/2008 | See Source »

...ocean, but I don't know how to live in the middle of life." Now twice the age he was when he became champ, Tyson sings the sad, familiar refrain: "old too soon, smart too late." Not too late, though, to offer a hard-won perspective on a hard-fought life, in a movie that's a contender for best sports documentary, heavyweight class...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cannes Gets Real | 5/17/2008 | See Source »

...Raising the flag on mount suribachi was a sign of victory for our military in a hard-fought battle. Our country lost more than 400,000 soldiers in WW II. If global warming ever causes that many deaths, then you can start Photoshopping pictures. Meredith Lea, Bloomington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

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