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...Chengdu. Although 1,000 miles from the glamour of Shanghai, Chengdu has a surprising number of choices for Wang and her fellow aspirants. As China's fourth largest city, it is catching up to the world's richest at a blistering pace. It has a booming economy, escalating incomes and 10.8 million people--more than New York City. Wooing the newly wealthy of Chengdu is a top priority for consumer companies from Coca-Cola to General Motors to Christian Dior. Chengdu is only one of several mammoth metropolises--like Chongqing, Wuhan and Xi'an--experiencing similar booms of investment, wages...
...prosecutors have now said there is insufficient evidence to pursue charges against him.) Last July, Blair's friend and fund raiser Lord Michael Levy was also arrested and, like all other parties in the investigation, denies any wrongdoing. Since then, the inquiry has trudged along at a snail's pace, entwining more Downing Street employees and providing media sensations in thin news weeks. One of Blair's close associates says Downing Street had made contingency plans in case charges were leveled before last September's Labour Party conference, a sign of how long this has dragged on. Another member...
...knowledge, each of those was shot down by small arms, not by missiles," Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told a Senate panel Tuesday before the latest loss. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of AK-47s in greater Baghdad. Other Pentagon officials wonder if the insurgents have gotten hold of a fresh batch of SA-7 Grail shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. While a primitive heat-seeker, its range of more than three miles is bound to find its target occasionally. Pace didn't have a quick solution...
...know whether or not it is the law of averages that caught up with us, or [has] there been a change tactics, techniques and procedures on the part of the enemy," he said. Whether it's guns or missiles, Pace added, U.S. helicopter crews are being briefed on the threat "so that the pilots that continue to fly those aircraft have the latest information we have...
...sophomore forward Emma Moretzsohn singlehandedly redefined the word with an impressive performance. Moretzsohn needed only twelve minutes on the floor to record the first double-double of her young career.She notched 18 points to lead all players and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds to pace the Crimson’s Ivy road win. And to top it off, Moretzsohn also dropped eight of her 18 points over the final three minutes of the second period.Her singular performance stood in stark contrast to the player who stepped onto the court only one day earlier. Against Columbia, Moretzsohn, put up only...