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...scary and uncertain times, this kind of forcefulness is what some people want more than anything else. In Hialeah, Fla., a largely Hispanic city next to Miami, teacher Rose Ramirez, 57, declares, "It's about time we have a President that has the balls to do the right thing. People forget about 9/11." Bush's supporters increasingly worry about what they see happening in Iraq, but they stand behind him because he himself has not wavered. It's as though they support his certitude more than his policies, his self-assurance more than his programs. "I like that...
...that rises out of the Indian Ocean, the tiny President of one of the world's smallest countries wriggles forward in his armchair, plants tiptoes on the floor and begins the story of his revolutionary days. It's a little-known epic of how a humble teacher endured oppression, rose to lead his island people against a tyrant and finally triumphed, uniting the palm-lined Maldives. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom wears a saintly smile as he stresses that he "did not seek" greatness but rather "a lot of people wanted me to be President... so I accepted...
...Scottish pub recently turned away a respectable patron for sporting Burberry accessories. (The situation recalls other brand hijackings, such as Mitsubishi-tagged ecstasy tablets and gangster-rappers praising Lexus.) A Burberry spokeswoman pointed out that it does not need the attention - half-year profits rose 21% this year. Dubbed "Suburberry" for spreading beyond its niche, the brand may be getting too familiar. Burberry - majority-owned by retailer GUS - needs to broaden its look "and reinforce its price and distribution," says Andy Palmer, account director at London-based ad agency St. Luke's. The company is trying to wean itself...
...presidency. According to the Congressional Budget Office, from 1979 to 1997, the average household in the lowest quintile declined significantly, while the average household in the top 1 percent soared from $256,400 to $644,300. Households in the middle quintile barely rose. Yes, someone is cleaning up from the Washington Consensus, and it is clearly not Joseph and Josephine Six-Pack...
Fitzpatrick, looked to as a leader on both the offense and the team at large throughout the past two seasons, will be Harvard’s second quarterback captain in three years. Neil Rose ’02-’03 was the Crimson’s 129th captain...