Word: grandmas
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PARIS BENNETT, 17 Fayetteville, Ga. Sounds like: Her grandma, gospel's Ann Nesby Judgment call: With a voice worthy of her Grammy-winning genes, Paris should rule the springtime Her odds...
...myself, “What things should I do that will look good on my resumé? Does buying season tickets to the Boston Bruins count as community service?” I have constant nightmares about falling behind in the summer job search. I feel like a grandma driving an old Volvo station wagon at 30 mph in the fast lane that is Harvard University...
...dusty village of At Samart, Ouan Poysomboon, 73, recalls her recent encounter with the man who has led Thailand for the past five years. Earlier this month Thaksin camped out for a week in the area, bringing an entourage of officials and reporters to tape a reality-TV show. Grandma Ouan was selected for a personal audience with Thaksin. She says she told him how she struggled to survive on $5 a week while paying off debts of $5,000 incurred by her two sons, both of whom were killed in a Bangkok traffic accident: "I asked...
...Bangkok-opposition politicians, academics and journalists-it's common to hear his administration accused of abuse of power, corruption and nepotism. But in the smaller cities and towns-and especially in the countryside-Thaksin remains hugely popular, seen as a decisive leader who cares about the poor. It was Grandma Ouan and millions like her who gave Thaksin and his Thai Rak Thai (Thais Love Thais) party that big win last year. Yet though the demonstrations are unlikely to bring Thaksin down, they could hobble his second term in office. Says Kasit Piromya, former Thai ambassador...
...were campaigning: "My policies have made the economy grow, I have made drug offenses drop," he said, "and I will eradicate poverty within the next three years." And if he did call a snap election, Thaksin is assured of at least one vote. Back in At Samart, Grandma Ouan tells a reporter that the cow Thaksin promised still hasn't showed up. As if on cue, a motorcycle roars up to her modest wooden house. On the bike is a young veterinarian from the Ministry of Agriculture with papers for Ouan to sign so he can bring...