Word: rifts
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Business School students have a lot on their plate, from case studies to recruiting events, but occasionally a troublesome turkey becomes the main course. The HBS fowl, nicknamed “Turk Turkee” by some students, has created a rift between those members of the student body who think it is a nuisance and those who think it is a harmless source of entertainment. “Although the turkey has been around since I’ve been here, I’ve never had a personal run-in with the turkey,” said Valentina...
Unlike Samak, Somchai is not one to up the ante, and he has vowed to "bring unity" back to Thailand. The new P.M. also vowed not to interfere in the ongoing court cases against his brother-in-law. Nevertheless, the basic rift between the rural poor, who support Thaksin, and the urban middle class and elite, who despise him, is only growing wider. Furthermore, another case that will reach the constitutional court in the coming months might force the dissolution of Somchai's PPP because of a vote-buying conviction against its former deputy leader. If that happens, Somchai will...
...rift over the judges may be only a precursor. Many fear that Zardari's and Sharif's parties will revert to the vicious infighting that plagued Pakistan in the late 1980s and '90s. That was bad enough, but Pakistan has nuclear weapons now, and al-Qaeda is still picnicking in its backyard. The military, headed by General Ashfaq Kayani, has promised to stay out of politics, but if the situation deteriorates, it may be forced to intervene. "I don't think [Kayani] will let the country come apart," says Anthony Zinni, a retired four-star Marine general who from...
...changes mark the formal beginning of the election season in Germany, culminating in a national election in late 2009. Both Muentefering and Steinmeier are centrists, and while they are likely to strengthen party discipline, their ascendancy could also deepen the rift between the party's center and its disaffected left wing. If the SPD's aim is to mount a unified challenge to Angela Merkel's CDU in next year's election, political commentators are pessimistic...
...order to maximize his post-convention momentum, Obama has got to make sure that the manifestly bad feelings between his campaign and the Clinton team never rear their head in Denver. If any ill will enters the convention hall, there's a real danger that the rift could become the media's story of choice, and Obama can't afford to lose control of the narrative - let alone risk the support of Senator Clinton's very loyal followers...