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...find yourself in Phnom Penh and overwhelmed by a craving for tapas - the collective name for those platefuls of Spanish tidbits that accompany drinking or form a prelude to a meal - then you're in luck. You'll find the only tapas bar (and Spanish restaurant) in Cambodia, perched on the second floor of a restored colonial villa at Sisowath Quay...
...slipup in Derby history: opponent Bill Shoemaker's misjudging the finish line and slowing prematurely. Yet Hartack--who rode 4,272 winners in 21,535 mounts--proved it was no fluke by becoming one of only two jockeys (the other was Eddie Arcaro) to win the Derby five times. Luck, he later said, had nothing to do with it: "I rode the right horses, and I rode them very well." He was 74 and apparently died of a heart attack...
...Argentine, I am very proud of Moreno-Ocampo. I want to congratulate him for getting so far in his career and working so hard to bring justice to Darfur. I recognized him right away when I saw his picture in this article, and I wish him very good luck. Elina Salvarregui, Nashville...
Embattled heads of government often find solace in foreign affairs. At a comfortable remove from the rough-and-tumble of domestic politics, they can cultivate a statesmanlike image on the international stage. No such luck for Gordon Brown, Britain's Prime Minister: a nasty scandal brewing in the U.K. followed him all the way to Uganda. It was there, he says, on the eve of his return from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kampala, that he learned that the Labour Party's General Secretary Peter Watt had accepted donations for party coffers in a potentially criminal breach...
...little bit of luck there [in the final seconds],” said Blue Devils tri-captain David Tyrie. “But the way we have worked this season I think we deserve...