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...thought that perhaps this was the country Vice President Dick Cheney was thinking about when he said our invading forces would be greeted as liberators. It's a shame that Saddam Hussein was so evil that we had to get rid of him by force. Yet Burma, a country rich in culture and tradition, can only wait for U.N. sanctions that will take a while to go into effect and will only hurt the people instead of the junta the sanctions are aimed at. Kevin Heise, Rochester, New York...
...arrival of low-cost airlines in India has made out-of-the-way locations much more accessible to foreign travelers, and the Internet has provided greater visibility without the hefty marketing budgets of the large hotel groups. They're not for everyone: "The sophisticated spoiled rich traveler may be better off in a big hotel. You have to be able to be a little more accepting" to have a good time at the smaller places, says Denison-Pender. But parents traveling with children, those looking for inside addresses from locals and those who are exhausted by the many tips expected...
...first is too swank, the second is too crowded, and the third is too close to class for comfort. They all do have their advantages, though: Finale’s Illy coffee is dependable and the desserts are legendary. Burdick’s hot chocolate is wonderfully thick and rich, in contrast to the insipid mixes of water and sugar that pass for cocoa at other establishments. Finally, the Barker Center Café offers free coffee in the early hours of the morning and the kind companionship of super-cashier Dottie all day. The ’90s soundtrack cannot...
...between $35,007 and $175,000, he is ranked number 358 out of 435, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. It is because of Obey's humble roots that he has endorsed John Edwards for President in 2008. Edwards' message about the Two Americas - one poor and one rich - so appealed to Obey that he called up the former North Carolina Senator and offered to endorse him just days after the 2004 election...
...Brazil is a particularly rich source of religious art, because during the 17th and 18th centuries it was the only art form encouraged by the country's devoutly Catholic rulers. In the states of Bahia and Pernambuco in the northeast, and Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro in the south, Portuguese settlers built baroque churches dripping with gold, silver and art. But today, much of that art is gone. "The last time I checked, we had registered 188 works of art stolen - that's since 2000," says Vanessa de Souza, a Brazilian police chief and delegate to Interpol. "We think...