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...DIED. Wang Guangmei, 85, elegant, outspoken former First Lady of China who was jailed during the Cultural Revolution; in Beijing. After a falling-out with Mao Zedong, Wang's husband, President Liu Shaoqi, was labeled the country's "No. 1 Capitalist Roader," while the sophisticated, well-educated Wang was accused of being an American spy by the jealous Jiang Qing, Mao's wife. Publicly humiliated by the Red Guards and imprisoned in 1967, Wang was freed in 1979 to find herself a widow-Liu had died in prison 10 years earlier. Rehabilitated in 1980, she remained a faithful Party member...
...Irish no-frills carrier into Europe's most profitable airline. But he's not cooling his jets. Earlier this month, Ryanair launched an audacious y1.48 billion takeover bid for Ireland's flagship airline, Aer Lingus. With the[an error occurred while processing this directive] offer still pending, the famously outspoken O'Leary, 45, talked via e-mail to TIME's Adam Smith...
...Women Behind the Men Running Iran? First ladies are usually kept in hiding, but one outspoken wife is causing big problems for Ahmadinejad
...article and started to cry when I read about Specialist James Fair, the young man who suffered a brain injury, lost his eyesight and both hands. He weighs on my conscience because I support our mission. I have not reconciled myself to my responsibility for his injuries as an outspoken supporter of our liberation of Iraq. I have work to do on that, and it continues to keep me awake. Karen Howard Redmond, Washington, U.S. Weisskopf's story brought back memories of my experiences in World War II. I was awarded a Silver Star, but I'm fortunate to have...
Desmond Tutu may be retired, but he isn't retiring. Wise and witty as ever, the Nobel Prize-winning South African Archbishop remains an outspoken and compelling figure 12 years after his nonviolent activism helped abolish apartheid. Earlier this month, he marked his 75th birthday with the release of his authorized biography, Rabble-Rouser for Peace. Tutu talked with TIME's Sonja Steptoe about aging, the divisions in the Anglican Church and Nelson Mandela's questionable sense of style...