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...early to count Megawati out," says Indra Piliang, a political analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta. "It now depends on who can win the support of the other parties." Indeed, in the event of a runoff between Yudhoyono and Megawati-which will occur if neither wins the required 50% of the vote in the first round-the two finalists will focus much of their attention on trying to woo voters who had supported Wiranto. But with the race still tight and many votes yet to be tallied, Golkar officials refuse to count their...
Shelton likes her job, although she says it is not without its sorrows. She mentions the illness and death of congregants: "You get close to it," she says. And then there is what she calls her "professional sadness," to "realize the slow changes that occur in churches, the lack of openness to accept those who may be different, when we could focus on sharing what we have in common...
...fewer than 5,000 Americans have died as a result of terrorist-related activity, whereas 300,000 obesity-related deaths occur each year in this country, according to the Surgeon General's estimates. But while we have declared war on terrorism, we have directed few resources toward identifying the "evildoers" within our borders who are complicit in this appalling death rate. What will it take for the government to declare war on obesity? THOMAS A. ANDERSON Sun City, Ariz...
...national congress to advise the new government, but has refused to accept only one seat on that committee on the grounds that it represents many more Iraqis than some who will sit on the same committee. Some of this type of bargaining, over the next six months, could occur on the streets, raising new security problems...
...Saudi Arabia is not a democracy, and policy debates among the powerful princes at the top echelon of the Royal Family occur under a veil of silence. But divisions within the House of Saud over how to respond to al Qaeda's campaign are increasingly plain to see. A recent public statement by Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington, appeared to chide some of his uncles responsible for the nation's security as he demanded an all-out war on al-Qaeda: "War means war," wrote Bandar. "It does not mean Boy Scout camp...