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...challenging Beijing-anointed incumbent Donald Tsang to be Hong Kong's next Chief Executive-even though he cannot win. The vote, on March 25, will be cast by an 800-member Election Committee that is largely pro-Beijing, and so pro-Tsang. Leong, 49, spoke with TIME's Peter Ritter about why he is running, Hong Kong's relationship with mainland China, and his sartorial trademark...
...really came together as a team. Especially after all of the trials and tribulations of the year, between Sam Cross’s illness and people leaving the team, it was great to overcome those obstacles.” Prior to the event, Crimson coach Peter Brand was not sure who he was going to put into the field of play. Riddled with injuries over the past weeks, Saturday looked to be a day of rest, a day for backup fencers in the relaxing IFA events. But healed hands and strengthened knees allowed the squad to play at full strength...
...tough personally for me because I’ve been a little under the weather,” Green said. “But [our relay team] wound up at least being in position with a few laps left to go.” Senior Peter Mullen and freshman Ben Gutierrez were also forced to pull out of the 5000-meter run because of sickness and injuries. “In indoors and cross country, when the weather’s bad, you almost expect to get a cold,” co-captain Sean Barrett said...
...country. Now 70 percent of U.S. municipalities have SWAT units, and in cities with over 50,000 people, the number rises to 90 percent. Unsurprisingly, this has led to a dramatic escalation in the number of SWAT team deployments—over 50,000 last year, according to Professor Peter Kraska at Eastern Kentucky University. That’s 137 raids...
...site includes praise for Feith from Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, who calls him a "patriot" who "cares only about what is best for the United States." The site includes news articles and documents pertaining to Feith's Pentagon tenure. And there's a tempting link entitled "Media Myths vs. Facts." Unfortunately, clicking that link brings you to a bare page with a forlorn message: "More information coming soon...