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...feared for the ocean's potential fury. We are reminded of what Hindus call Pralaya-an overwhelming destruction and natural catastrophe. The only consolation, if you can call it that, is that another tsunami of similar magnitude is unlikely to occur in our lifetime. Kizhanatham R. Srivarahan Chennai, India Rapid Reaction Required I was appalled by President Bush's slow response to the tsunami disaster in South Asia [Jan. 10]. By waiting until three days after the event to make a public statement, he appeared cold and indifferent. Bush will be asking Congress to come up with billions of dollars...
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...selection of President Bush, a man who has had a huge impact on international affairs. While the President has the support of a majority of American voters, I keep asking myself, What will happen when the party is over? Our world is integrating and becoming more global at a rapid pace. Bush, instead of leading the charge, has erected barriers between the U.S. and the rest of the world by unilaterally implementing his policies on Iraq and other global issues, with alarming consequences. At some future time, Americans will wake up to a cold, even hostile world, and no amount...
...public ground swell, which is why Bush plans to return to many of the techniques that got him re-elected. The Republican National Committee is putting together a war room on the issue, organizing workshops and town halls around the country, placing advocates on regional radio and deploying a rapid-response team in Washington. Bush is also counting on outside organizations. Moore, for instance, is starting a new one called the Free Enterprise Fund, with backing from conservatives on Wall Street and in business. A group called Progress for America, which has close ties to Bush political guru Karl Rove...
...after all. Sixteen months ago, his phone company (rebranded PCCW after the purchase) started offering Hong Kong residents who subscribe to its broadband Internet access a slate of pay-TV channels delivered to their TV sets over the phone lines. Called NOW Broadband TV, the service has made surprisingly rapid inroads, reaching more than 420,000 households?35% of the Hong Kong pay-TV market?in its first year of operation. It took I Cable, Hong Kong's sole cable-TV provider, five years to reach that milestone after launching in 1993. "Two years ago, I wouldn't have predicted...