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Starting with the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique in 1963, contemporary feminism--women's lib--had been a newly surging social current in America. Riding its crest were such vivid provocateurs as Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug. But by 1975, TIME argued, feminism had "transcended the feminist movement" and penetrated every layer of society. The idea of equal social and professional rights for women, "once the doctrine of well-educated middle-class women," had "taken hold among working-class women, farm wives, blacks, Puerto Ricans, white 'ethnics.'" The drama of the sexes remained, TIME cautioned...
...balance of power and becoming his country's sole bona fide international sports superstar. Efren's exploits are like possessions, bundled up by his countrymen as stories to be shared or traded. The government awarded him the Philippine Legion of Honor in 1999 and his face, along with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's, greets arrivals at Manila's airport. Pool cues have became a hot accessory and new halls have sprouted everywhere. "The Philippines is in search of heroes in the international scene," says Aristeo Puyat, co-owner of Puyat Sports, which sponsors Reyes. "The Olympics are a debacle...
...made common cause with the Abu Sayyaf rebels fighting for a Muslim state on the island of Mindanao. The damp jungles may not be familiar turf for al-Qaeda fighters, but they made a safe guerrilla beachhead for the Abu Sayyaf. The Bush Administration has promised President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo $19 million to combat the rebels and will soon send a stockpile of modern weaponry...
...been supported by al-Qaeda. Abdurajak Janjalani, the group's late founder, fought in Afghanistan, reportedly with bin Laden and Yousef. The links may be a thing of the past; these days Abu Sayyaf's style runs more to kidnapping and ransom than to jihad. Still, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo recently said Khalifa had offered to secure the release by Abu Sayyaf of 18 hostages, including an American missionary couple...
...been supported by al-Qaeda. Abdurajak Janjalani, the group's late founder, fought in Afghanistan, reportedly with bin Laden and Yousef. The links may be a thing of the past; these days Abu Sayyaf's style runs more to kidnapping and ransom than to jihad. Still, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo recently said Khalifa had offered to secure the release by Abu Sayyaf of 18 hostages, including an American missionary couple...