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...them also being detained. Their luggage was set on fire by the side of the road, and the group was then hustled into another car and driven off.) Afraid to admit they were missionaries, the South Koreans insisted to their interrogators that they were just doctors and nurses. To prove their cover, another pastor even gave the head captor a healing massage, kneading the kidnapper's pressure points in the middle of the dusty Iraqi landscape. The group was finally released after seven hours...
...casual conversation, Pacquiao speaks as much about his life after boxing, his plans to become a professional pool player or dabble in politics, as he does about his next bout. His serenity might be the sign of a fighter who has nothing left to prove - and who is therefore vulnerable in the ring. Does he still have the hunger, the pride, to compete? Trinidad thinks so: "He is not proud of his skills, but he is proud of his heart." Even though Pacquiao is no longer the underdog, says Salud, he will still fight like one: "His courage is such...
...shuttle each hour between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. This low usage, combined with the $1500-per-hour-per-month cost of running the shuttle during those times, presented the College with an obvious choice. Although we expected 24-hour shuttle service on a pre-set schedule would ultimately prove impracticable, the College’s dedication to the experiment—indeed even its willingness to pursue the experiment—is laudable. At a time when student safety has become a major campus concern, Harvard should be commended for exploring this option at length...
...draw unilateral borders and subvert the peace process to right-wing Israelis who say Sharon is rewarding Palestinian terrorism. Many see in the Israeli leader's refusal to compromise with his opponents a familiar, stubborn determination that, while useful in the battles young Sharon won as a general, may prove to be his undoing. Among Sharon's longtime nemeses, there has been glee at news of his possible downfall. When an aide informed Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat of the prosecutor's call to indict Sharon, Arafat smiled broadly and, according to people who were present, interrupted a meeting...
...alongs and dreamy introspection alike. There are some standard piano-driven numbers like the opener “Hologram” and the gentler “Lonely Town.” The latter is sung with a delicate longing by vocalist Randy Wooten. But Wooten and his band prove they are just as capable of playing a good rollicking rock song with “Baby Tells Me (It’s Alright...