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...prime suspect behind the massacre, who was taken into custody on Thursday, is a member of one of Mindanao's leading Muslim political clans: the Ampatuans. They are close allies of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration in Manila and rule Maguindanao, a hardscrabble province in an autonomous area for Muslims. Andal Ampatuan Jr., a Maguindanao mayor in his 40s, was expected to be charged with murder, according to local reports, quoting justice authorities. Ampatuan denies involvement: "The reason I came out is to prove that I am not hiding and that I am not guilty," he told local reporters...
...where there have been weaknesses. When you recognize that, you can correct it. And it's only when you admit there have been deficiencies and weaknesses that you make sense to the people, who can see them for themselves. (See pictures of South Africa after 15 years of ANC rule...
...system that keeps you on your toes. This huge party must find a way to monitor itself vigorously. If there are non-performers, we'll take them out. Otherwise the party will end up unwieldy and in a mess.(See pictures of South Africa after 15 years of ANC rule...
...therein lies the problem. For years the UAW and the Big Three - now dwindled to the Detroit Three - operated an unholy alliance. Management would pile on wage hikes and perks, and in return (wink, wink) the union would keep the peace, i.e., rule out strikes, even though both sides must have realized that the amount being paid to workers was unsustainable, particularly if the industry hit any downdrafts - which happened with increasing frequency starting with the 1973 OPEC oil embargo. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...contributed to substandard levees. Katrina wasn't even as bad a storm as had been feared, but the levees weren't as good as had been hoped. Some fact-based decision-making could have saved hundreds of lives and billions of dollars. Here, too, years of complacency were the rule, not the exception. The price was paid this decade...