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...Republic, arguably one of the most respectable governments in the region, has seen its prime minister resign right in the middle of its European Union presidency—what was a time to shine internationally has become a time for embarrassment as the Parliament looks for a new coalition leader...
...Most remarkable? Once she reaches the 100-inning minimum to get on the career list, she will be first in Harvard history with 10.46 strikeouts/7 innings pitched—nearly three strikeouts ahead of current leader Chelsea Thoke ’01. If Brown keeps up this pace, she could finish her career with close to 1000 strikeouts, which would absolutely shatter Thoke’s record...
...most pro-American Afghans, willing to come to the U.S. embassy for a meeting, but they included former Taliban and, in one case, a former prisoner at Guantánamo. "We told our people that there was a difference between the Americans and the Russians," said one tribal leader, part of a fierce-eyed, intensely dignified group of Pashtuns. "But you are now stepping in the steps of the Russians, bombing and invading houses. We defeated the Russians with your weapons ... But now the money you are paying the Pakistanis is being used against us and also you," he said...
...political contacts are not confined to the LDP; he plays go with opposition party president Ichiro Ozawa. As his plans become more front and center, his star seems to be on the rise. Yosano took second place to Aso in last September's elections for a new LDP leader. "Given the problems that Japan faces, people feel that there's a solid quality to Yosano, a trustworthiness that makes people feel confident he's in charge," says Curtis. In a newspaper poll conducted six weeks ago, Yosano tied with popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as the public's second...
...many, the ANC's new leader, Jacob Zuma, embodies the party's decay. He won the leadership in late 2007 after a vicious fight with predecessor Thabo Mbeki that split the party - and led to COPE's formation. In 2005 his business adviser, Shabir Shaik, was sentenced to 15 years for soliciting bribes for him, and for years Zuma has faced a related prosecution for corruption, racketeering, fraud, money-laundering and tax evasion. Last month, Shaik secured an early release because of hypertension. On April 6, after three years of trying to bring Zuma to court, the National Prosecuting Authority...