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Nonetheless, Harvard's defense--which entered the game No. 1 in the nation in goals allowed with seven--was sensational throughout...
Abdollah Nouri does not look like a dangerous counterrevolutionary. In a nation run by clerics, he ranks among the most senior, not quite an ayatullah but a hojatolislam, or "proof of Islam." Over dates and tea in his office, the diminutive religious scholar turned newspaper publisher spoke with tones of bureaucractic conformity. But his words were far from blather. "Transferring power to the people was an objective of our revolution 20 years ago," he told TIME in a rare interview. But, he added candidly, "power has a tendency to create authoritarianism...
...even greater concern is Wahid's fragile health. He suffered a stroke in 1998 that left him unable to walk unaided. "We need a leader who can unite the nation, and he has the capacity," says Emil Salim, a respected former Finance Minister. "But Gus Dur is not a healthy man." Should he die or become incapacitated, Megawati would take over as President for the remainder of his five-year term--something that could spark renewed opposition from Muslim parties, particularly if it happened before she had time to mend some political fences...
...their obesity. The U.S. is by far the fattest country in the world, with 54% of the population overweight. If Americans didn't travel overseas, they'd think 200 lbs. was normal. They eat 7% more calories than they did 20 years ago. Even the nation's children, the ones so hyperactive they need Ritalin, are pudgy; 25% of them are overweight. To combat this, Americans, in lieu of exercise, spend $33 billion a year on the diet industry...
...think the most historic place in China is Tiananmen Square. It was there that Mao gave birth to a beautiful nation in front of a crowd of thousands of optimistic Chinese. Forty years later, it was the very same Tiananmen Square where Deng massacred hopeful Chinese. Now as China celebrates its 50th anniversary, President Jiang Zemin has promised a better future for thousands of hopeful Chinese people. Talk about history repeating itself. MAHESH SUBBA Kathmandu, Nepal...