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...helped democracy flourish in the world's most populous Muslim nation is Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a retired army general who, if early polls are an indication, could next year become the first Indonesian President to win re-election. Since coming to power in 2004, S.B.Y., as he is known, has presided with integrity, with fewer political scandals than normal to sully his rule. In the resource-rich territory of Aceh, S.B.Y. spearheaded a historic accord that has brought peace to a former civil-war battleground. Despite the fact that Indonesia gave birth to Jemaah Islamiah, an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist...
...course, the country still has more growing up to do. The administration has failed to safeguard minority religious rights. Although the economy has grown at around 5.5% annually over the past five years, millions of Indonesians struggle to feed themselves. Yet for a nation with more than 17,500 islands and hundreds of ethnicities, Indonesia is holding together just fine and has made the transition from dictatorship to viable democracy in less than a generation. Nothing funny about that...
Bensenville was founded in 1884 after Chicago cemented itself as the nexus of the nation's railroads, and it hasn't strayed far from its middle-class roots. Despite its modest homes, the village offers residents perks like free transportation to doctors' offices and a Father's Day fishing derby. Locals tout its safety, schools and affordable living standards. "I don't want to leave the town, and I don't intend to," insists Arlene Benson...
...Korean leader's health was deteriorating. State media have not reported a public appearance by Kim since Aug. 14, though Western intelligence officials say the 66-year-old dictator has manipulated such reports before. White House officials could not confirm the rumors but said they are monitoring the "opaque" nation amid stalled talks over its nuclear program. The Dear Leader assumed power in 1994 after the death of his father, North Korea's founder, Kim Il Sung; so far none of his three sons have emerged as the heir apparent. North Korea has dismissed the rumors, calling them a "conspiracy...
...Caribbean FIERCE WEATHER Four storms in as many weeks have battered the Caribbean, spurring repeated mass evacuations and a climbing death toll. In Haiti, where areas of most of the nation's provinces are underwater, the storms have left an estimated 1,000 people dead and millions without food, water and shelter. In Cuba few deaths have been reported, but 2.6 million people--a quarter of the nation's population--sought refuge from Ike. Cuba's government has predicted damage in the billions of dollars...