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The world's most populous democracy is moving to increase the proportion of its female lawmakers. On March 9, the upper house of India's Parliament passed a bill--first proposed nearly 15 years ago--that would reserve one-third of seats in the national and state legislatures for women...
Michels, however, claimed that the media accounts of the event basically blew the incident out of proportion. "Clearly there has been an unfortunate rush to judgment," he said. (See the top 10 congressional tongue-lashings.)
This year's season may open next week, but it won't reach Europe until mid-May, passing first through Bahrain, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai. Only eight of this season's 19 races are in Europe, and the proportion will likely continue to shrink. England's legendary Silverstone track...
Here's how the program, which launches on March 15, will work: British volunteers will pose questions from people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Ghana to U.K. parliamentary candidates at town hall meetings or through party offices, and the answers will then be discussed on television and radio in each of...
How do you feel about the controversy that erupted over your Sports Illustrated cover? -Joanne Choi, Brentwood, Tenn. I think it was just blown out of proportion. There's nothing sexual or controversial about it. That's how I ski. Every time you watch me ski on a mountain, I...