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...shortly after noon when Schuster crossed mile 23 - on a corner where several hundred onlookers cheered the racers, shouting "It's all downhill from here!" - and first heard the announcement from a squad car's loudspeaker that the marathon was cancelled. As she neared mile 25, she encountered policemen standing in the middle of the street, urging runners to stop and walk and informing them that it was now just a 'fun run.'" Other runners said they were given even less clear-cut directions from festival officials - some runners said the only notice of the race's cancellation they received...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When a Marathon Goes Wrong | 10/8/2007 | See Source »

...caused the government of Shandong province by publicizing cases of forced sterilizations and abortions by family-planning officials. After escaping from house arrest in Shandong, Yuan Weijing spent nearly a month holed up in Hu's apartment, fearful of being kidnapped and forcibly returned home by the carloads of policemen who stationed themselves outside. Last month Yuan attempted to fly to Manila to receive an honor given to her husband by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. She was allowed to check in at the airport but was then detained, forced into a van and driven back to Shandong, where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Olympic Warmup | 9/20/2007 | See Source »

...quell protests about the elections. Meles: It's very obvious now that the opposition tried to change the outcome of the election by unconstitutional means. We felt we had to clamp down. We detained them and we took them to court. In the process, many people died, including policemen. Many of our friends feel that we overreacted. We feel we did not. There is room for criticism nevertheless it does not change the fact that this process was a forward move towards democracy and not a reversal. Recent developments have simply reinforced that. The leaders of the opposition have realized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview: Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

...countless friends - of both genders - all over the city, and they all took care of her. As she got older, for example, she was not supposed to drive, but drive she did, in Maine and at her beloved Holly Hill, in Briarcliff Manor, and so the local policemen watched out for her - as did her passengers - to make sure nothing happened when she was behind the wheel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remembering the First Lady of New York | 8/15/2007 | See Source »

...wider scale if Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tries to remove some of dozens oF illegal settlements in the West Bank, as demanded by the international community and the United States. Tuesday's operation, after all, involved the eviction of only two families, but required over 3,000 troops and policemen. The evacuation of an entire settlement, some officers say privately, could lead to widespread dissent within the army ranks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Army Mutiny in Israeli Settlements? | 8/7/2007 | See Source »

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