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...crushing his daughter. Lu had just had lunch with her in town an hour before the quake struck. He felt the earth move as he waited for a bus back to their mountain village. Rocks tumbled down from a nearby peak, but as soon as the tremors eased he ran to the school. "The five-story building was completely flattened and young, broken bodies were everywhere," he says. "There were parents here and there, crying and digging for their children, and I did just the same. I cried and cried, dug and dug, until the police stopped...
...like an immovable political force. They agitated for answers and, having lost what meant most to them, appeared unwilling to compromise. But local authorities began blocking access to the sites of demolished schools where parents and journalists would gather. The government offered compensation to parents, hush money that reportedly ran as high as $14,000 in exchange for a promise to keep quiet. Those that didn't acquiesce faced official intimidation. Lu says police frequently questioned him and demanded that he cease his calls for justice. The only shop with a fax in his village has been told...
After that remarkable Grant Park tableau introducing America to its black First Family, Barack had to share Obamamania with the wife and kids. Us Weekly ran a cover story on BARACK OBAMA'S GIRLS. Michelle, Malia and Sasha graced the cover of New York magazine's gift guide. And half of the Obamas' 60 Minutes--the highest-rated episode of any TV show this season--covered the kids' school prospects, the puppy issue and Obama's diplomatic relations with his mother-in-law. (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree...
...fights for an answer to why the school caved in, crushing his daughter. Lu had just had lunch with her in town an hour before the quake struck. He felt the earth move, and then rocks tumbled down from a nearby peak. As soon as the tremors eased, he ran to the school. "The five-story building was completely flattened, and young, broken bodies were everywhere," he says. "I cried and cried, dug and dug, until the police stopped...
Other clashes will turn on personality and style. Conservatives will say McCain's moderate record cost him votes. Moderates will say he ran too far to the right--and erred by picking Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Palin has vocal defenders who think that she helped the ticket and should run for President herself in 2012. In Congress, some Republicans will want to cooperate with President-elect Barack Obama, heeding the voters' desire for bipartisanship. Others will seek to draw a clear contrast between their ideas...