Word: leftist
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...aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001, three of America's most prominent leftist intellectuals have weighed in with their decidedly heterodox thoughts on the events of that...
...accepting more than $100,000 from gamblers but denied ever throwing a match. DIED. MARIO LAGO, 90, Brazilian actor, samba composer, poet and political dissident; in Rio de Janeiro. Lago appeared in more than 30 telenovelas (Brazilian soap operas) and 20 films, and wrote more than 200 songs. A leftist, Lago was repeatedly imprisoned during Brazil's military regime from 1964 to 1986. CLOSED. PUNCH, the English-language satirical magazine first published in 1841; in London. Punch was shut down once before, in 1992, due to declining sales. Four years later, it was revived by tycoon Mohamed al Fayed, owner...
...election, French President Jacques Chirac appointed an interim government of conservative allies to set policy ahead of general elections in June. Led by centrist Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the rightist government will seek to address popular voter issues like rising crime, while revisiting measures passed by the leftist coalition of former Premier Lionel Jospin. The nomination of the Raffarin team marks the first time Chirac has shared power with a friendly government since the left swept to power...
...Still, in the midst of the debate there was an ugly reminder that these issues go beyond competing numbers. On March 19, Marco Biagi, a labor-market reformer and government consultant, was assassinated outside his home in Bologna. A group calling itself the Red Brigades - the name of the leftist extremists who were notorious in the 1970s and '80s for terrorist attacks - took responsibility for the killing. While there have been few leads in the Biagi case, his image and ideas have been touted by the government and industry leaders - noting that the economist had written that Italy had "Europe...
...little more touchy-feely. However, as the May 26 first round of the Colombian presidential elections approaches, the duo sits atop opinion polls. Vice presidential candidate Santos balances presidential aspirant Uribe, a seasoned politician who has headlined his campaign with a stern promise to crack down on leftist guerrilla groups. The two hope to effect change with “a firm hand and a big heart,” as their campaign slogan boasts. This unlikely partnership began nearly a dozen years ago, not in the trenches of Colombian politics, but around the dinner table and in classrooms when...