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...kindly, avuncular presence. But their real respect appears to be reserved for his father and grandfather, both noted Islamic clerics. Indeed, one of the main streets in town is named after Abdullah's father, Ahmad Badawi. A grilled-fish vendor named Ibrahim Anwar, coping with the lunchtime rush near Ahmad Badawi Avenue, is befuddled when asked why he plans to vote for Abdullah. Ibrahim stops to consider the question. After mulling it over for a good minute, he finally answers: "Well, he comes from a good family. That is why we like him and vote...
...Locals have turned to less orthodox methods. According to one popular story, the Lapindo drilling may have angered a spirit living in a tree near the eruption site. Such beliefs have an enduring appeal in this part of Indonesia, where religion is a syncretic mix of Islam and animism, and Lusi has drawn mystics from Bali and Borneo, who have sacrificed chickens, monkeys and even a cow to mollify the upset spirit. The government's engineering team has tried similar tactics; a spokesman says the group has hired diviners to pray for rain to wash the mud away...
...Along with the mystics have come opportunists. To attract curious visitors, one enterprising local hotel changed its name to Kuala Lumpur: "Lake of Mud." In the roads near Lusi, shirtless men dart in and out of traffic selling bags of roasted nuts and dried fruit. They have also installed themselves at certain busy intersections, and demand a small levy to let cars pass. At the top of a levee, the men eagerly tout CDs compiled from video footage of the disaster. "Professional best," promises one CD featuring a photo of a charred, mud-crusted corpse on its front cover. Some...
...versions of the song for 600 years, and it speaks to a longing in both countries to become a whole nation again. As the orchestra began to leave the stage, several members turned and waved goodbye, and many in the audience reciprocated. Bassist Jon Deak later said he was near tears. So too was a young Korean-American assistant concertmaster, Michelle Kim, a descendant of a North Korean family who lived in Seoul until she was 11. "Tonight I didn't feel South Korean or North Korean but Korean," she said. "It was very emotional...
...therefore cannot be held responsible for their cross-border raids into Turkey. But that admission of weakness means that the Turks are unlikely to take Iraq seriously as an independent state that might take aggressive steps to defend its sovereignty - a situation that may have serious consequences in the near future when critical and petroleum-rich areas like Kirkuk may come increasingly under the sway of Iraq's regional Kurdish government...