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...Staff, Defense Minister and Premier, Lon Nol ended the 1,000-year-old Khmer monarchy by overthrowing Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 while he was out of the country. Although Lon Nol's republic was propped up by American military aid, it proved unpopular, corrupt and too weak to resist the forces of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, who after seizing power killed an estimated one million Cambodians (out of 7.3 million). Shortly before Lon Nol fled to asylum in the U.S., he said, accurately, "If the other side took over, they would kill all the educated people...
...hurry! Like almost everything else in the postholiday season, the skies themselves are on sale. The tailwinds are a bargain you can't afford to miss. With prices this low, staying at home is almost a crime, like being debt-free in a credit-card society. How can anyone resist these tags: Boston to Miami: was $99, now only $69. Dallas to Denver: was $95, now only $69. New York to Los Angeles: was $149, now only $99. Make your reservations immediately. Take the kids. Take Grandma and Grandpa. Buy your brother-in-law a oneway ticket to anywhere...
...host of important ideas. Whether or not they are new is irrelevant. A good idea is a good idea: military reform, national service, a notion of sacrificial patriotism, as opposed to the superficial I-Love-Miss-Liberty kind now in vogue. (Though, unfortunately, even here Hart cannot resist defining patriotism as "more than slogans celebrating past achievements. It's an opportunity to draw a blueprint for our future...
...will get the first of two planned tax cuts, and wages are expected to rise by around 4% this year. Giersch expects labor leaders to call for larger increases in 1986. Since an election is coming next year, he said, the government will not be in a mood to resist. Inflation, currently 1.8%, is expected...
...Pets Dogster www.dogster.com It was only a matter of time before someone created a Friendster for dogs, and this one is too goofy to resist. The site is easy to use-each pup gets a home page, complete with profile, photos and links to all his pals. (What's hard is explaining yourself to the not-so-crazy-about-canines crowd.) Special tool buttons to give a treat, invite friendship, send a message or read a diary...