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...public places during the Paralympics. The blind and their supporters say that's a small example of how the Paralympics could help improve the lives of China's disabled. "A blind lady alone with a dog, that's also a symbol," says Jean Van Wetter, China director for Handicap International, an NGO that works with the disabled. "The Paralympics, if accompanied by the right public awareness campaign, that's very powerful...
Still, American public perceptions of France remain partially shaped by Paris' opposition to the Iraq war - meaning, as John Kerry painfully discovered, accusations of excessive association with the French can seriously handicap a candidate. For that reason, Obama was asked whether his mere five-hour stopover in Paris - and the absence of any public appearances that would have reproduced the rock-star welcome Berliners showed him Friday - was intended to avoid allegations that he'd become France's candidate...
...somber and elegaic, his short stories at once fantastical and grittily realistic--most notably the mystery-like ''fictions,'' reminiscent of Kafka and Poe. The 1973 return of Dictator Juan Peron prompted him to resign as director of the National Library in his native Buenos Aires. Far from a handicap, being blind, he said, ''leaves the mind free to explore the depths and heights of human imagination...
...gambling as a way to vent his competitive urge. His love of basketball is well known. "I could get to the rim on anybody," he told HBO's Bryant Gumbel of his high school hoops days. He could not even play golf for fun, taking lessons to lower his handicap after a few poor performances. "Barack hates to lose," says Dan Shomon, an old Chicago political aide...
...more than $150,000, mostly in cash, from a New York businessman. A popular bumper sticker says, OLMERT, YOU DISGUST ME. The deepening sense of odium is reflected in Olmert's single-digit popularity ratings. He may be forced to resign within weeks, and already politicians have begun to handicap the succession...