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...opacity, vote-rigging and tribal politics. There has been widespread violence in the aftermath of Kenya's Dec. 27 poll, with the country split along tribal lines. Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times recently reported that members of Obama's Luo ethnic group are supporting him, while rival Kikuyus are vociferously backing Clinton. "People do stand back and are a bit agog about the competitiveness and openness of American politics," says Ross Herbert, a research fellow at the South African Institute for International Affairs. "In most of Africa people are chosen for party leadership behind closed doors...
With a sweep of four more states on March 4, John McCain officially captured the delegates needed to become the GOP nominee. By noon the next day, he and his wife were at the White House having lunch with onetime rival President George W. Bush and enjoying the embrace--albeit belated--of his party...
Harvard will challenge non-conference foe St. Ambrose this Friday at home before it faces league rival Springfield on Saturday...
...Last Friday night at a game hosted by a team from Achrafieyeh, a Christian neighborhood in Beirut, the home crowd shouted: "God, Achrafieyeh and the Doctor!" in reference to a Christian leader who once attended medical school. They also tried to distract a rival player with a gay slur intended to be particularly insulting to Muslims. "Toot, toot, toot! Khaled is a fruit...
...China (population 1.3 billion). But even on court, the country's toxic brew of sectarianism and politics causes as much excitement as the athletes. All 12 of Lebanon's semi-professional basketball teams have some sort of religious or political affiliation. And despite the fact that fans from rival teams are segregated into stands on opposite sides of the court, fights break out so regularly that the government barred all spectators from league games for a few months last year. Even when there's no violence, games resemble political rallies - with flags, political salutes and the chanting of slogans hailing...