Word: leader
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...archaeologist Yousef Natsheh believes so. He points out that one of the main triggers of the 2000 Palestinian uprising - which led to the deaths of more than 5,500 Palestinians and 1,000 Israelis - was a visit to the Haram al-Sharif precinct by Sharon, then Israel's opposition leader, along with a phalanx of armed police. "The situation now is very, very tense," he warns...
...basketball star Jeremy Lin, I was ashamed and frustrated by the ignorance of my fellow Americans who targeted Lin with racial slurs [Jan. 25]. Basketball is a multicultural sport, and as Americans, we need to grow past the ignorance of racial judgment. Lin has the potential to become a leader in his sport and make an impact on the world...
...Minister Jan. 26, a crucial step toward ending the country's military rule. A critic of the staunch regime, Doré has pledged "free, transparent and credible elections" within the year. An assassination attempt and subsequent exile forced Guinea's unpopular strongman, Moussa Dadis Camara, to allow a civilian interim leader. Some fear he continues to meddle from his base in Burkina Faso...
...President Obama agreed to a meeting that set presses running around the world. His controversial decision to speak with the Dalai Lama generated anger and threats from China. However, despite this vehement response, Obama’s choice to stick by his word and meet with the Tibetan spiritual leader was an admirable one. We agree with the president that the United States should not acquiesce to China’s demands...
...moment for Washington-Islamabad relations. In recent weeks, the CIA has dramatically escalated its covert drone-launched missile strikes on suspected militants in the tribal wilds of North Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan. Pakistani military officials are still trying to confirm whether a Jan. 17 attack fatally wounded Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud...