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Vojislav Seselj is not a subtle man. During the Bosnian war, the veteran Serbian politician threatened to level the Croatian capital, Zagreb, with a nuclear bomb. Paramilitary units under his leadership did not carve out enemies' eyes with pocket knives, he once told a reporter, they used rusty spoons. He's even accused ex-President Slobodan Milosevic of being too tolerant of minorities. That resumé might be a liability in some parts of the world, but not in Serbia, where the leader of the Serbian Radical Party, 48, is expected to get 30% of the vote in presidential elections...
...Punjab. Part of the seed capital was $400 from his family?although his late father was a member of India's Parliament, he was no tycoon. After Mittal parlayed the business into one large enough to be creditworthy, he made sure to carry a table tennis paddle in his pocket whenever he visited his local banker. The manager loved to play, so Mittal, who was on his college team, would offer up a game; in return, Mittal got help with credit for suppliers...
With less than five minutes to play in the second quarter, Crimson coach Tim Murphy replaced pocket-passing senior captain Neil Rose with the more mobile Ryan Fitzpatrick. The change proved to be exactly what Harvard needed...
...Java Espresso Bar Baristas at this pocket-size purveyor of caffeine jolts serve a trendy clientele including Crown Prince Haakon. Ullevålsveien...
Just the opposite. Murphy awarded Rose the start the next week against nationally-ranked No. 14 Northeastern. It was a disaster from the start. Rose played tentatively and had no time in the pocket to throw, and when Fitzpatrick entered the game in the second quarter and led Harvard to a score, the sophomore remained for the duration of the game...