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...That is one reason why recent marches have come nowhere near the turnout of 2003's July 1 protest, when half a million demonstrators forced Beijing-backed legislators to scrap controversial anti-subversion legislation. Kathline Cheng, a 52-year-old employee of TMP, a greeting card supplier, stood amid the crowds Sunday and recalled even larger demonstrations, beginning with the one million marchers she joined in May 1989 to show support for the student protesters in Tiananmen Square. "When the condition is critical, the people come out," her husband Andy says. "But today they'd rather go shopping...
...lawyers had to ask him several times to talk louder, he spent most of the day answering questions about relationships: his and Diana's, Diana's and Prince Philip's, Diana's with Dodi's versus that with her ex-boyfriend, heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan. But it was near the end of the day that focus turned to the friction between Diana and her mother, Frances Shand Kydd...
...wealth produces a signature style: call it crass class. The Kuwaiti Emir's residence, where President George W. Bush had dinner last Friday evening is, for example, a sprawling mix of gaudy contemporary art and expensive antiques. Loud paintings of harems and the ruling Sabah clan hang near Louis XVI enameled clocks and candlesticks in the long hallways. Enormous, overstuffed sofas squat on a collection of rare antique carpets in room after empty room. Behind the palace, two speedboats and a large yacht protected behind the Emir's man-made harbor obscure the otherwise lovely view of the Persian Gulf...
...free throw to cut the Big Green lead to seven. Harris then forced Dartmouth forward Alex Barnett to turn the ball over on the next possession, and Harvard seemed ready to go on a run.Instead, Big Green guard Robby Pride stole the ball from freshman guard T.J. Carey near halfcourt and dropped in an uncontested lay-up. That would spark a 14-4 run by the home team to end the game.Barnett was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting. Just like his team, he bounced back from a frustrating performance last...
...mountain. I was always very much aware of the fact that weather conditions or snow conditions could make getting to the summit difficult or even impossible. But early in the morning the wind had eased off. There was still wind all the way up, but it wasn't anywhere near as severe. I looked out of the tent about 4:30 in the morning, and there were clouds around, but it was a good deal clearer so I realized that we had a good chance to put in a push towards the summit. I was absolutely certain that Tenzing...