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Kerry insists that he is not surprised by any of it (has a politician ever admitted being surprised by a rival?) and that he's actually doing better at this point than he expected. "There was always going to be some other candidate," he said in an interview, adding that expectations about him were "smoke and mirrors. People looked on paper and said, 'Well, John Kerry is strong.' But in fact I'd never run nationally. I'd never been out there...
...Bhandari say they have little choice but to stay. "We still feel we have something to contribute," says Bhandari. Rana is more emphatic, arguing that as entrepreneurs, taxpayers and employers, individuals like he and Bhandari did more to bring Nepal into the modern age and alleviate hardship than any politician, diplomat or revolutionary zealot. "You know, I built this out of a cowshed," he says, gazing out over his empty, impeccably tasteful dream. "Everyone thought I was mad, and perhaps even more so now. But I wasn't, you know. I was a success. And for a time there...
...that they were planning to turn into a five-star hotel with over 100 rooms; instead, they recently sold it to residential real-estate developer Cogedim, and won't say why the plan fizzled. But the exception just proves the rule. As Jean-Louis Costes puts it: "A famous politician told me, 'You're just a tiny bit better than all the other places, and that's why we come.' Chez nous, you won't find much that pisses you off." It's unlikely the two brothers will slow down anytime soon. Gilbert steps down from the commerce tribunal, France...
Arnold Schwarzenegger's gubernatorial campaign opened with a blast worthy of Terminator 3, with the leading man muscling to the front of the pack even as he stayed largely out of sight in his first full week as a politician. He also added a supporting actor: Rob Lowe, of West Wing fame, who signed on to coordinate celebrity endorsements and other duties. But holding an audience for two months, as opposed to two hours, is a new challenge for the actor. That's why his team is working behind the scenes to build a brain trust and an agenda that...
...Chechen Rebellion Yuri Zarakhovich's article on Chechen suicide bombings in Russia presented a one-sided picture of the Chechen rebellion [July 21]. Although journalist and politician Yuri Shchekochikhin, who died suddenly last month, predicted a wave of suicide bombings?saying "We have entered a new stage. It's Palestine"?he was wrong to identify that conflict with the Chechen rebellion. The Palestinians are fighting to reclaim their homeland. The Chechens call their struggle a "war of liberation." They say Chechnya never voluntarily joined Russia and was conquered only by military force. For its part, the Russian government calls...