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...That medical theme is not surprising, since the idea for the show came from two young white South African doctors, Garth Japhet and Shereen Usdin, who had studied and worked in township hospitals and clinics, including in Alexandra. They envisioned a dramatic program that would highlight the social and health problems - particularly HIV-AIDS - in the townships. They convinced a long list of donors - which today include the European Union, Britain's Department for International Development, unicef, British Petroleum, the mobile-phone network MTN and the South African government's Department of Health - to put up the money, and 'Soul...
...others don't." Hughes was the first top aide to recognize that the President was in trouble on the environment. She convened a special strategy meeting in April, declared that green issues "are killing us" and proposed a series of events and photo ops to highlight the President's love of the land and commitment to conservation. Hughes is so insistent on the subject that Bush has started teasing her. When she presses him to do an environmental event, he looks at her out of the corner of his eye and asks, "You're one of the lima green beans...
...opinions, which are the final three of the Court?s 2000-2001 session, highlight razor-thin majority margins (two of the three rulings were 5-4) and reignite debate over the fate of the Court if one or more of its members should retire this year...
...Nationals, the six faced an extremely difficult draw that placed them up against the top-ranked wrestlers in early rounds. The highlight of the tournament came from Rechul, whose strong wrestling earned him a top twelve finish. Rechul came within one round of earning All-American accolades, but fell to the eventual fifth-place winner...
Taken as a whole, such global events underscore the increasingly important presence of the United States within the global community. But, as Nov. 7 draws near, they also highlight a host of challenges that will confront our next president. Without Congress as a buffer, the president must handle global issues at the most intimate of levels. Such interaction requires a brand of leadership that can both bridge nation-states and acquiesce heads-of-state...