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...been mired for years in economic woes, any sign that it might be regaining its former glory is cause for celebration. The rest of the world, which had not expected a Japanese medal run, appeared to view a host of unpronounceable Japanese names in the pool as pleasant relief from over-hyped contests between the one-syllable American and Australian, Phelps and Thorpe. In the gymnastics arena, even the Americans who came in second in the men's team final could hardly begrudge the tears of joy from Mitsuo Tsukahara, a Japanese gymnast who won gold...
...first since becoming the group's leader a year ago following the death of its founder, Hashim Salamat. Several dozen soldiers stand for nearly an hour with parade-ground stiffness until Murad gives a casual wave and a murmured command. The entire assembly immediately slumps to the ground with relief...
With that news, the Harvard basketball community can let out a collective sigh of relief as big as the man they were rumored to have lost. You’ve got it: a seven-foot, 250-pound sigh of relief...
...published of a woman yawning as Kerry addressed a rally in Iowa says it all about Kerry - boring. Brian Boltz Lancaster, Ohio, U.S. Your report provided insight into a complex person. Kerry's strength lies in being his own man. His lack of good-ole-boyism is a welcome relief. He is a serious leader for these serious times. Kerry has the intelligence to study challenging situations and the wisdom to seek input from qualified advisers before making decisions. Kerry will make the U.S. safer by regaining the respect of the world through diplomacy and cooperation, and he will create...
...force that vastly outnumbers and outguns his own, but in the process he's taken center-stage in the battle to shape post-Saddam Iraq. Indeed, the national conference called to create an interim legislature found its main business eclipsed by concern over the standoff, and responded with great relief to an announcement Wednesday that Sadr had purportedly agreed to heed government demands to put down their weapons, leave the Imam Ali Mosque and join the political process. But the delegates' relief may be premature: Sadr's spokesman made clear that he was going nowhere until U.S. and Iraqi government...