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...stops at a green iron gate at the mouth of an anonymous compound. Once bona fides are established, a man called Mullah Palawan steps outside a small door and beckons his guests inside. "You are welcome," he says, casting cautious eyes up and down. In a long, high-ceilinged room where half a dozen men rest on cushions, he is joined by another man, who agrees to be identified only by his titles, Hajji Mullah Sahib, meaning, roughly, Honorable Mr. Cleric...
RETIRING. MARGARET THATCHER, 76, Europe's first woman Prime Minister, who as Conservative leader of Britain earned the nickname "Iron Lady" for her battles against socialism and the labor unions; from the public lecture circuit; after suffering a series of small strokes; in London...
...stops at a green iron gate at the mouth of an anonymous compound. Once bona fides are established, a man called Mullah Palawan steps outside a small door and beckons his guests inside. "You are welcome," he says, casting cautious eyes up and down. In a long, high-ceilinged room where half a dozen men rest on cushions, he is joined by another man, who agrees to be identified only by his titles, Hajji Mullah Sahib, meaning, roughly, Honorable Mr. Cleric...
Answering these questions will require sustained investigation, even before PSLM undertakes an unprecedented political effort. Only immense student pressure could convince the Corporation and Overseers to dilute the power of the alumni, or could bring about the kind of constitutional convention that would be needed to iron out the details of representation. And students certainly aren’t of one mind on the issue—DiMaggio calls for an “enormous education campaign” to “convince” students that they are unhappy with the current system of governance...
SOCCER The Fight For FIFA He may not preside over any specific territory, but make no mistake: Sepp Blatter, the current head of FIFA, global football's governing body, has vast influence over his organization and an iron grip on international football. For almost four years, Blatter has deployed his lieutenants and outwitted his opponents to keep his place at the head of football's premier table. But in the past few weeks, he has appeared to be losing control over the house of FIFA. Soccer may be the beautiful game, but the body that governs it is riven with...