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...Protesters hope their efforts will cause clothing companies to quit their involvement in Burma. As a result of protests last year, the Dress Barn, JanSport, and Kenneth Cole all promised to quit sourcing from Burma, according to the Free Burma Coalition...
...bold opposition views. After the Supreme Court upheld appeals by white farmers for an end to the illegal seizure of their lands by militant squatters, Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay was forced to resign while four other High Court judges are under physical threat from the militants to quit the bench. Last week the government astonishingly called for a judicial inquiry into the judiciary. The orders against the squatters have been largely ignored, with official support...
...Elis didn't quit, however, and made for an exciting finish when winger Evan Wax retrieved a rebound in front of the net and rifled it under Jonas, who never saw the shot because of the traffic in front...
With Hugh under her roof, Hillary as First Lady continued to be hall monitor, trying to get Hugh to quit playing Upwords, the President's favorite board game, until all hours of the night. She imposed a strict Dean Ornish menu on the household--salmon, chicken, blueberries and bran--one that left everyone but her and Chelsea hungry. Hugh was known to steal off to McDonald's or organize family outings from Camp David to the Cozy Restaurant in nearby Thurmont, Md., for a fix of fries. As time went on, in ever larger sweat clothes and golf sweaters bearing...
Nearly everyone else in Japan, including members of Mori's party, disagrees. An Asahi Shimbun poll shows his approval rating has plunged to a rock-bottom 9%. Comments Makoto Tanaka, a 49-year-old construction worker, "Mori needs to resign. Quit. Get out of there...