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...vote (compared with 6.2% in 1998). One reason for this is the FDP's image as &(e)acute;litist. In the current campaign, for example, the party says it favors repeal of Germany's strong law against wrongful dismissal, a proposal that even Stoiber, the conservative premier of Bavaria, is against. Complicating the FDP's outlook is an embarrassing controversy over anti-Semitism. J?rgen Möllemann, the party's deputy national leader, warned that prominent Jewish opposition to criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon might be "liable to awaken anti-Semitic resentments." The comment caused an uproar because...
...Jordan, for example, loudly rejected is designated role as a premier staging ground for a ground invasion. "We refuse to be a launching pad or arena for any act against our brotherly state Iraq or to use our soil and airspace to attain this objective,'' said Jordan's Information Minister Mohammad al-Adwan Tuesday. That sentiment has been echoed by the Saudis, Kuwaitis and anti-Saddam Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq. If they do participate, the Kurds minimum demand is autonomy within a new Iraqi federation. But domestic secessionist concerns make Turkey, another key staging area for a U.S. attack...
...brain for culinary superlatives as the moon-faced restaurateur eggs me on, plying me with cold beer. Mouthwatering? Lip-smacking? Succulent? Scrumptious? "Yes, yes," says Chai Uan-kum, proprietor of Chai Chuan Chin, scribbling furiously. "Very good." His is the newest establishment on Manting Lu Road, Jinghong's premier eat street, and I've been enlisted to help draft a sign in English that will lure peckish Westerners...
...FERDINAND, 23, ENGLAND In 2000, Ferdinand was sold to the English Premier League club Leeds United from West Ham United for a record $26 million, yet the defender was still a relative unknown when he arrived at World Cup 2002. Not any more. His lithe movement and pinpoint tackling earned him plaudits as one of the players of the tournament. His kind of authority at the back lends itself to any scheme of play. Manchester United has put in a bid for as much as $53 million. VALUE: $53 million, up from $26 million...
...DAMIEN DUFF, 23, IRELAND Coming off a good domestic season with Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League, Duff excelled in attack for the plucky Irish. He can both create and finish, and has also shown he can take the pressure of international football matches. VALUE: $12 million-$15 million, up from $7 million...