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...more on door-to-door campaigning and radio stations that beam broadcasts in from outside the country. Seven months ago, wishful reports from within and outside Zimbabwe suggested that Mugabe, 79, a freedom fighter turned dictator, might finally be close to stepping down. Instead, he's been tightening his grip. Many take this to mean he is planning to stay. But since ZANU-PF is embroiled in a succession struggle after the death in September of Vice President Simon Muzenda, others believe Mugabe's crackdown is a negotiating ploy meant to strengthen his hand for transition talks with...
...know a bit about that. In my early career as a writer, I was an angry one. In 1992 when I wrote an autobiography, we were still a family in turmoil and while I did write about healing and letting go of the past, I still had a firm grip on those grudges. Throughout the years, there have occasionally been offers to purchase the rights to my autobiography and I have always declined. Foolishly, I believed I had control over my own material. Apparently I don?t. There is a scene in ?The Reagans? in which my character steals tranquilizers...
With Brown cementing its grip on first place with its defeat of Penn Saturday, the Ivy League title is now officially out of the Crimson’s reach. But Harvard’s overall record still gives it a chance of having some sort of postseason—at least if it wins its last three contests...
...Administration, with Kim Jong Il's government ratcheting up the tension in the region on Oct. 3 when it claimed to have finished reprocessing spent fuel rods and said that it was building a nuclear arsenal. North Koreans live in utter poverty under a Stalinist system, yet Kim's grip on power is as strong as ever. On his trip to Asia this week, President Bush will face many questions about North Korea, and the U.S. has explored the possibility of a written security guarantee for North Korea. With South Korea and Japan in easy striking distance, and China growing...
...should hug the government to death. This means opening up the frontiers to commerce and trade. By showing the North Koreans what a bounty democracy and capitalism brings, the government will lose a certain grip on its citizens. This is not as radical as delcaring war or overthrowing Kim, but on the long term, it will be beneficial for both parties. Sigmund Dunba Montreal, Canada...