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...disgruntled M.P.s on both sides of Parliament start conspiring to unseat it. Of 11 governments since Independence in 1975, only six have been elected. Five won power through no-confidence votes or the threat of them; none has lasted a full five-year term. "Abusing the 18-month grace period is like a disease in P.N.G. politics," says Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare. "Those who feel they've missed out always try to maneuver and manipulate others to get something better." In recent weeks, the tides of plot and counter-plot have swept Cabinet ministers into Opposition and Opposition members...
...Everyday Abnormality "Reconsidering Friends," James Poniewozik's analysis of how the hit TV series redefined the idea of normal family life, was right on target [April 26]. The message of Friends is that there is no "normal" anymore. This witty sitcom showed that there is the possibility of grace in the midst of what cultural conservatives disdainfully refer to as dysfunctional relationships. The grace is evident in the characters' unconditional love and acceptance of one another's foibles and downright annoying idiosyncrasies. The best thing about the show is not so much its humor but the way it depicts...
...apparently winning with grace wasn’t a good fit for Lhotak. Sitting in the press conference after the game with his teammates, the Quakers’ captain—embodiment of all that Penn football stands for—felt the need to make a series of juvenile jabs at Harvard, Boston, New England and all other things better than his lower-tier Ivy just loud enough for everyone to hear. And they say Philadelphia is the city of brotherly love...
...senior dropped the first set, but showing tremendous grace under fire, he stormed back to take his match 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 and give his team a semifinal victory...
...Russ & Me (Miramax Books; 336 pages), a memoir that is part tribute to his dad and part guidebook for the author's college-age son Luke. The elder Tim Russert nearly died in World War II, but his namesake celebrates--more than the moments of high drama--the grace with which his father fulfilled his daily obligations. His principles are as simple as the book's chapter titles: "Work," "Faith" and "Discipline." Big Russ worked for the sanitation department in the morning, crashed diagonally on his bed for a spell and then drove a newspaper truck at night. When...