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...throne. This legally valid though morally repellent succession--along with widespread disbelief of the official version of events that has the Crown Prince acting alone--has precipitated a constitutional and societal crisis in an already fragile democracy. "If the King himself has been deprived of justice," asks rickshaw puller Buta Misir, "then what can we poor people expect?" In Kathmandu over the weekend, agitated crowds gathered around the palace, and there were reports of panic buying of staple foods and gasoline. During the royal funeral procession, grieving citizens stoned the Prime Minister and other government officials, blaming them...
...What's an island whip like Richard to do? Keep scheming, and hope for the best. The three wild cards must seem like easy targets - although as head string-puller you'd think he'd do viewers a favor and pick off charisma dead weights Susan, Sean and Kelly, in that order. We shall see. In the meantime, host Jeff Probst finally earns his journalistic stripes by asking Richard the big question: How does a schemer survive the final vote, in which the last seven kicked off choose between the final...
Obituary: Lewis B. Puller Jr.'s last days...
There are no accurate statistics on suicide among the 2.7 million Vietnam veterans, particularly among the 300,000 who came home wounded. But veterans' groups believe the rate to be far higher than national averages. Puller's death sent waves of anguish coursing through veterans who have known similar despair and have also sought refuge in alcohol or drugs. But not everyone who shared Puller's experience of life after near death followed the same path. Senator Bob Kerrey, who lived in a ward with Puller during rehabilitation in Philadelphia, lost part of a leg in Vietnam but maintained...
There is no room on the wall of the Vietnam Memorial for the name of Lewis Puller. To be included, one must have died directly from one's wounds in the war. That will not deter Puller's comrades however. "There has never been a suicide placed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial," says Scruggs. "But we are going to find a special way to take care of Lew on Memorial...