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...profit-turning event (the previous one made $37 million for hosts Australia) for a game that was played for love until turning professional in 1995. Since that time, players have grown not only richer but a whole lot bigger and faster. While that may sound like progress, the game has suffered, with creativity giving way to cold, hard athleticism. Under as much pressure as any team at this Cup is rugby itself, which can ill afford a tournament full of messy, dour, defense-dominated matches if it is to continue reaching new audiences...
...famine in 1984 and 1985. Meles: That was clearly part of our reality. We cannot run away from it. Ethiopia is in the midst of a profound transformation. Most analysts agree that our growth has been exceptionally pro-poor. The political transformation is still a work in progress. There have been quite a few bumps on the road. But in the end, the movement has been inexorably in the right direction towards permanently establishing democratic institutions, towards further consolidation of a democratic culture and towards further stabilization. On the eve of the millennium, we are beginning to see the impact...
...TIME: As you say, democracy is a destination rather than a present reality. Meles: While all democratic systems are works in progress, ours started rather late and therefore has a longer distance to cover. But democratic transformation for us is not mimicking some facets of Western governance. The focus has been on building institutions of democratic governance. And to do so all the way to the grass roots. Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village...
...vowed to pass the law after delaying the vote twice this year; he is under intense pressure from President George W. Bush to produce results, as support for his leadership withers at home and in Washington. The vote is scheduled to take place just as Congress receives a progress report by the U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus. If the fractiousness continues, however, well-armed regional powers could assert control over the wealth under their turf, adding economic momentum to a national bust...
...kindergarten rocket in Sderot narrowly missed causing a major battle between Israel and Gaza's Palestinians. It could be days, or even weeks before one rocket finds its mark. And when that happens, all bets for progress on Middle East peace this fall...