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...winning patriotism of a socialist poster girl. The band's next stop: the U.S. Wang is hoping Americans will succumb to the group's siren charms when a U.S. debut album, Eastern Energy-which features a cover of Coldplay's Clocks-is released in August. "I'm a gambler," says Wang, "and I'm betting again...
...jackpot combination on specially adapted slot machines is the locally auspicious "888" instead of the traditional triple seven that wins big in the U.S. But no matter how Asian-friendly, gambling alone won't be enough to fill thousands of new hotel rooms. "Right now, Macau is for the gambler, period," says Wynn, who is planning to break ground on a $550 million hotel-casino he calls "the most ambitious in the Pacific Rim" later this year. "The trick is to add other dimensions to the town, open the door to people who haven't been going to Macau...
...profile of George W. Bush, Andrew Sullivan said the President is an unassuming man who became a "radical gambler." But as the death toll in Iraq grows ever higher, please note: Bush is gambling with other people's lives. Victory Van Dyck Chase Princeton...
...profile of George W. Bush, Andrew Sullivan said the President is an unassuming man who became a "radical gambler." But as the death toll in Iraq grows ever higher, please note: Bush is gambling with other people's lives. VICTORY VAN DYCK CHASE Princeton...
...deemed a failure, the war will stamp his legacy as having created a more bitterly divided country and a more chaotic, fractured world. We do not know yet. In his latest press conference, he pledged to stay the course. We do know that this unassuming man became a radical gambler with his fate and with humanity's. Perhaps, as he saw it, he had no choice. But the decision to shape world events, rather than be molded by them, is the one by which his presidency will be measured. --By Andrew Sullivan