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...when India won its freedom from Britain, the first act of its new leaders was to demand that the maharajas hand in their crowns. While many princes withered away into penury, a few adapted to democracy, refashioning themselves as politicians and diplomats. Others, such as the enterprising Kings of Rajasthan, converted their palaces into magnificent five-star hotels and turned themselves into successful businessmen. But as The Unforgettable Maharajas shows, India's royals will be best remembered for their pomp?and pomposity...
...TIME's choice for Person of the Year [Dec. 29-Jan. 5] was like a holiday present from you to those of us who have loved ones guarding freedom around the world. My son is stationed in Afghanistan, and along with countless other soldiers, he spent Christmas away from home for the first time. Thank you for a brilliant choice! Constance Stewart Holliston...
...York Governor George Pataki has been pressing for progress at the Trade Center site. He wants the cornerstone of the new Freedom Tower, co-designed for the site by Libeskind and David Childs, to be laid by the third anniversary of 9/11--right around the time the Republican National Convention will be held in New York City. Progress in the restoration of an office tower is a good thing, but rushing the memorial is another matter. The memorial at Pearl Harbor, for instance, was completed in 1961, two decades after the attack...
...country has a responsibility to participate in Iraq 's reconstruction. On the Offensive SRI LANKA President Chandrika Kumaratunga sparked fresh political turmoil by declaring she would extend her term in office by a year, until December 2006. At the same time, Kumaratunga clinched a deal between her Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the leftist People's Liberation Front, signaling possible early parliamentary elections in a bid to resolve her ongoing feud with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe...
...assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...