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...special report, conceived and overseen by Steve Koepp, was edited by Janice Simpson and Howard Chua-Eoan. Christine Dunleavy designed the pages, Robert Stevens tracked down the photos and Barbara Maddux led the reporting and research. The series is a remarkable reminder of how a single incident, whether it grabs headlines immediately or is barely noticed at the time, can shape history for decades to come. In a time of war and uncertainty, every new day has the potential to be one of those pivotal moments...
Although the pregnancy registry is funded by six pharmaceutical companies, Holmes said that doctors make all the important scientific decisions, and that the registry is overseen by an independent scientific advisory committee...
...underdeveloped Turkish northern part from the comparatively affluent Greek southern part. The U.N. plan calls for the Greek and Turkish regions of Cyprus to be reunited as a confederation of two states, joined loosely by a central government but with both regions maintaining separate administrations. The arrangement would be overseen by troops from Greece and Turkey. Some critics worry such a plan will solidify some existing divisions. Notes Andreas Theophanous, a political economist in Nicosia: "It establishes a divisive and dysfunctional system of governance." But for others - including Papadopoulos himself - the outlook seems more positive. The President-elect sees Clerides...
...incapable of figuring out whose advice?Xor whose outrage?Xto take to heart. On one hand, the price increases are necessary to meet targets laid out in the domestic budget and by the International Monetary Fund. On the other, many depend on such assistance. And while the administration has overseen some economic improvements, few people welcome Megawati's call to "bear the burden together" while corruption continues unabated. Says a Western diplomat in Jakarta, the price hikes "were not accompanied by any political strategy whatsoever to explain, justify or anticipate opposition...
...defectors believe Kim is trying to stockpile nukes before the U.S. can coordinate an attempt to topple him. Other defectors say that few North Koreans would rise up to defend the regime if it came under threat. Since taking over upon his father's death in 1994, Kim has overseen a collapsing economy and a famine that killed more than 2 million people. The government cultivates a cult of personality around Kim--citizens are told to treat him as a demigod, and pictures of father and son hang in every public building in Pyongyang--but popular disgruntlement is growing...