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...honeymoons don't last forever. Abdullah will almost certainly win re-election in polls expected early next year, because of the well-oiled political machine of the governing National Front, which has dominated the country since independence. Yet the 68-year-old PM's tenure is dogged by the same ills - alleged graft, inefficiency, ethnic and religious rivalry - that he had promised to combat. Questions about Abdullah's leadership came to the fore earlier this year when his deputy, Najib Razak, stunned the country by defining Malaysia as an Islamic state, going so far as to say the country...
...projected in 1999. Critics contend that graft has plagued the project, undercutting Abdullah's much-vaunted anticorruption drive. "Thus far, Abdullah's promises to curb corruption remain just that: promises," says Ramasamy Palanisamy, a former professor of politics at the National University of Malaysia. At the same time, the PM, who once earned plaudits for cutting back Mahathir's excesses, has signed off on several megaprojects, including a reinstatement of the controversial dam in Borneo...
...pm: Start of the Live Blog. 7:32 pm: The Saders take the stage to a jazzy rendition of Souljaboy's "Crank Dat" and begin an impressive collection of warm ups. Their stretching reminds me of the ol' West Coast standards brought into form in the '30's in Stanford and USC. Way to go boys. 7:34 pm: Good evening, Sports Fans. This is Walt Howell here (with my best friend and sports comper Troy "the Murder" Murrell), bringing you, the Harvard fan, the best coverage we can muster as your Harvard Crimson (2-2) take on the undefeated...
...current Prime Minister Gordon Brown seems to share his predecessor's lack of enthusiasm. At a September press conference Brown gestured to a journalist that it was his turn at the microphone. As the journalist identified himself, Brown motioned him to stop. The event had barely begun, and the PM had already answered questions from four BBC correspondents. Now here was a fifth. Brown didn't care that each journalist represented different BBC outlets catering to different audiences. To him, the BBC was the BBC, and enough was enough...
...movie to be filmed at Harvard. Look for Emerson Hall (referred to as Barrett Hall), Leverett Towers, the ugliest lead actress in history, and other landmarks. Watch out for the ending though–it’s a killer. Friday, Nov. 16, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 pm. Brattle Theater. $9.50. 3) Get Your Gears Turning There’s a 10 mile bike tour of Boston through the Stonybrook reservation and along Mother Brook this Saturday, led by the Boston Natural Areas Network. Saturday, Nov. 17. E-mail info@bostonnatural.org to sign up. 4) Big Daddy Says...