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...Young Tibetans, many of them born outside their homeland, have become increasingly critical of the moderation of the Dalai Lama and other exiled leaders. Although they remain loyal to the Dalai Lama, they believe that demonstrations or even confrontation might be more effective means of securing their rights. "There are two schools of thought," says Lobsang Sangay, a Senior Fellow at the East Asian Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School. "One says you can never trust the Chinese government because they will never negotiate peacefully, and so confrontation is the best approach. The one led by the Dalai Lama...
...1950s, both firms had developed into respected sporting-goods companies with small but loyal followings in the U.S. But it would take the next generation of Dasslers to take Adidas' distinctive three-striped shoes and, eventually, clothing to an unheard-of level of international success, outpacing Puma. Adi's son Horst did an end run around the rules preventing Olympic athletes from accepting compensation by giving them free shoes. It worked: at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, more than 70 of the track medals were won by athletes wearing those three-striped shoes. As a result, Horst was able to establish...
...complex to mention here) led the state party to halt its progressive count and simply hold off announcing the precinct results until March 29. But both campaigns now realize that they must ride herd on their delegates each step of the way to be sure their anointed delegates remain loyal to the candidate. As with most caucuses, they are allowed to switch their candidates even after the actual caucuses are finished, at least until the county convention; in Colorado, there have already been reports of some delegates already having shifted their allegiances from Obama to Clinton...
...scions' friendship has thrived despite some searching tests. They were opposing generals in Australia's rugby-league war of the mid-'90s. While Murdoch was recruiting players to join News Ltd.'s rebel competition known as the Super League, Packer was trying to keep them loyal to the 90-year-old Australian Rugby League. (The parties eventually compromised.) In 2001, while Packer and Murdoch were executives in their fathers' companies, they jointly invested in One.Tel, a deal that cost both companies a total of about $500 million when the cut-price mobile-phone company collapsed. Packer encouraged Murdoch's involvement...
...advantage over the Popular Party. More recently, Metroscopia's poll for the liberal newspaper El País put the Socialists' lead at 4.1%. Either way, says University of Murcia political scientist Ismael Crespo, the Socialists have to hope for a high turnout. "The PP's ranks are very loyal; 80 to 85% of those who voted for them in 2004 will vote for them this time," he says. "But traditionally, about 20% of leftists abstain - they're generally disenchanted with government and only mobilize in times of crisis...