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...country's foremost racing dynasties, in a light airplane crash; in western Victoria state. The son of legendary trainer Colin Hayes and brother of champion Hong Kong trainer David, Peter Hayes took over the family's internationally acclaimed Lindsay Park stud in 1995. Known for his quiet courtesy, he was the leading trainer in Victoria and Adelaide three times in the past five years...
...protectionism in Washington's moves. David Byrne, E.U. health commissioner, called the new regulations "excessive and unnecessary." The French newspaper Le Figaro groused that the world is "divided between contaminated countries and those barricading themselves behind drastic health and commercial barriers." The French government, however, has remained tellingly quiet. And in Germany, the media voiced full-throated approval of the new restrictions. "Animals are being dragged through the whole world in huge numbers," wrote the daily Tagesspiel. "This cannot...
...fate of the measure seems to be riding on whether and by how much to raise the hard-money limits. Hagel, whose alternative bill limiting but not banning soft money has the quiet support of the White House, told TIME he is ready to offer his measure if no deal emerges. Another battle looms over the bill's provision barring unions, corporations and interest groups from running "issue ads" for or against candidates close to Election Day. Opponents of the bill are also expected to try to plant a time bomb called "non-severability," which ensures that if any part...
...relatively quiet today on all fronts. There was some shelling in the morning after the government spurned a cease-fire offer from the rebels, but that stopped by the afternoon. Then tonight the fiercest exchanges of fire yet broke out around Tetovo. So while it appeared there had been some reasons for optimism earlier, the more pessimistic scenario appears to once again be taking hold...
Living with heart disease over the long haul usually produces a disciplined and grumpily abstemious character who learns, in time, a sense of quiet gratitude. I guess I'm not terribly worried about Cheney, although he could stand to lose some weight and work on his muscle tone. He moves sometimes with alarming heaviness, like Willy Loman after a long day. What he should do is think of heart disease as a good way to get in shape...