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...pins sticking out, huge open wounds, skin grafts, almost certain to get a bone infection that would take more surgeries and lots of medicine to fix. We had a long talk when I made rounds the next morning. Then he was arraigned and taken away to the county hospital lock-up. They sent me an update: Charles had kept his leg. There was, of course, not the remotest chance I would ever get paid for those six or so hours of work in the middle of the night. I still have the Leatherman though, and the thoughts that wrap themselves...
...caucus to make his announcement, a front-loaded presidential primary-and-caucus schedule and a growing field of contenders don't give Hillary that luxury. Her strategists tell TIME they are urging her to make her intentions clear by next spring--by forming an exploratory committee, for instance--to lock up fund-raising and political talent. Those close enough to know say that she is genuinely undecided but that Bill is not disguising his eagerness to see her make a bid for his old job. "He thinks that she should run, and he's going to do everything possible...
...particular, has made a career out of the kind of optimism that accompanies a strong sense of justice. Just after earning his Ph.D. at Beijing Daxue Law School, in 2003 he successfully petitioned Beijing to end a system of detention that allowed police to lock people up just for traveling outside their registered hometowns. The following year, he won a seat in his district government in Beijing, in one of the few openly contested elections in the country. In addition to teaching constitutional law, he has been a visiting scholar at Yale, and a defender of peasants on death...
...Yasukuni left Koizumi in a political situation that Bush might recognize - what succeeds in domestic politics is wrecking the country's reputation abroad. And that leaves Abe in something of a bind. (Abe is a virtual lock to win next month's elections to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, LDP, which would automatically make him Prime Minister.) If Abe visits Yasukuni after becoming Prime Minister, he could destroy Japan's best chance in years to repair relations with China and South Korea. If he decides not to go, he could be seen as kowtowing to Chinese wishes...
...year-old man who pays $100,000 to Fidelity & Guaranty, in Baltimore, Md., today would lock in guaranteed monthly payments of $692 for life, according to annuityshopper.com That's up from $648 a month just a year ago, reflecting today's higher interest rates and pointing up why now may be a good time to secure this kind of fixed income. If rates move lower, as they probably will with the economy slowing, income annuities bought, say, next year would offer smaller fixed monthly payments...