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...Vajpayee's new status as paramount leader of the BJP is a turnaround for the 79-year-old politician, who was once sidelined within the party because of his reputation as a moderate. A Hindi poet of some merit, Vajpayee is known for his witty repartee and avuncular congeniality. With his tendency to speak in cryptic one-liners, the Prime Minister is often a sphinxlike figure, who leaves observers guessing about his true feelings on issues such as Hindu nationalism. Under his prime ministership, however, the BJP-led coalition that has ruled India since 1998 has disappointed Hindu fundamentalists...
...transition is going smoothly and to ensure that if a full-fledged democracy isn't up and running by the time Iraqis take charge of their government, whatever the U.S. leaves behind looks as if it's headed in the right direction. "The actual transition to democracy is paramount," says Deputy National Security Adviser James Wilkinson. "But democracy in Iraq won't be successful unless there are realistic expectations...
...month ago, this weekend’s lineup presents Cornell (6-2-5, 4-0-2 ECAC) first—tonight—with Colgate (8-7-3, 3-3-0 ECAC) following tomorrow night. This means that, finally, the Crimson can focus on what has become its paramount hockey adversary in the Big Red instead of playing off the obvious rivalry with claims of “one game at a time” and “we’re not looking too far ahead...
...paramount that candidates and voters—particularly young voters who have the most to lose and the longest to suffer—make fiscal responsibility a priority in the 2004 campaign. We eagerly listened to the election 2000 debates on the tantalizing prospects of a budget surplus, and today youth must make their voices heard by going to the polls to make sure candidates don’t give short shrift to the alarming deficits...
...charismatic, young-dad figure by appearing each week as the host of the Disney Sunday Movie, where the husky-voiced executive clowns with Mickey, Minnie and other colleagues. "This job is so perfect for him," says Dawn Steel, president of Columbia Pictures and a former co-worker at Paramount. "He's childlike in terms of his enthusiasm and how he sees the world. He's eternally young." Nowadays, when the 6-ft. 3-in. chairman strolls through Disney's theme parks with his family, fans scurry up for autographs and snapshots. "I'm not exactly a movie star," Eisner says...