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...latter problem seemed to have been slightly defused Monday with the resignation of Foreign Minister Maria Consuelo Araujo. But not before the spectacle of seeing her brother Sen. Alvaro Araujo charged not only with collusion with the para warlord who controlled his home region, but also with participating in the kidnapping of a rival politician. When Sen. Araujo was called in for questioning last fall, local pundits had called for Minister Araujo's resignation. But Uribe said he refused to "sacrifice" his foreign minister because of the possible misdeeds of her brother. Nevertheless, after the senator's arrest...
...verge of being replaced by a bunch who don't seem to mind the bureaucratic stuff - the 9 to 5 docs. Hard problems do not attract them. Sub specialization, cost-effectiveness and "compliance issues" will increasingly dominate their professional lives and they will deal well with an enlarged para-medical industry and hospital bureaucracy...
...difference between talking in person and talking via technology is like the difference between an essay question and a True/False question. In face-to-face contact, far more than words are used to communicate. Tone is established, and para-verbal cues register mood. It's a lot harder to tell a convincing lie in person, and it's a lot harder to feign confidence. Rather than learn to manage these moments, we've punted it over to a realm where none of that matters...
...switch could plug the hole in our sinking ship of state. In light of the deepening political turmoil, however, that is getting ahead of ourselves. The solution must start with a satisfactory political compromise to prevent the ship from sinking-with all Filipinos on board. Antonio A. Talao Parañaque City, the Philippines...
...pilot circled the house and got into position. Two para-rescue jumpers (PJs), the Air Force?s elite operators trained to go behind enemy lines and extract downed pilots, strapped into a hoist and descended to the slippery tile roof, aiming for the chimney which crumbled under their weight. The PJs chopped through the roof and went inside, surprised to find all eight people squatting in Edna's apartment. They hoisted them out one by one. Edna's mother, Flora, came up with her walker. Her friend Mary came up with her cane. None of them brought anything more than...