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...fell apart quickly. Inside the organization, arrogance, then chaos, was the rule, while a roster of castoffs, clodhoppers and kids tried to imitate major leaguers. Season-ticket holders dropped from a high of 34,000 to less than 14,000. The NFL's Broncos, who had won two Super Bowls under quarterback Elway--a former New York Yankees farmhand--would take center stage in Denver. Scalpers hawked $5 tickets for seats behind the dugouts at Coors Field...
...Western-backed power-sharing proposal between Musharraf and Bhutto was supposed to burnish the military leader's legitimacy with her party's popular support. Instead it has tarnished Bhutto's reputation as a tireless campaigner against military rule, and brought the ire of Islamic militants against her as well. Now that Musharraf has promised to step down as army chief before he starts his second term as President, it looks as if his vice chief will soon take up command of the military. If things go as planned, says a Western military analyst in Pakistan, "Not much will change. Pakistan...
...what creates this drive? Is it still an unspoken rule of our traditionally male-dominated society that women must combine talent with beauty if they hope to succeed? Few people would go so far as to claim that attractiveness is more important than intelligence and competence in determining success. But this does not prevent them from encouraging you to gussy up and don that cute skirt before your interview...
Santa Muerte's precise origins are a matter of debate. Some experts say its roots lie with Aztec spiritual rituals that mixed with Catholicism during Spanish colonial rule. What is clear, however, is that Santa Muerte developed a large following only in the last quarter century among Mexicans who had become disillusioned with the dominant Church and, in particular, the ability of established Catholic saints to deliver them from poverty. Residents of crime-tossed neighborhoods like Mexico City's Tepito began revering Santa Muerte more than Jesus Christ, experts say. Some of its devotees eventually split from the Catholic church...
Uribe's frontal attacks play well in Colombia, where his popularity - consistently over 60% - is the envy of many other world leaders. But on the international front, especially in the United States, his rants fuel the concerns of many who doubt Uribe's commitment to the rule of law and his respect for an independent media and judiciary. Democrats in the U.S. Congress are withholding approval of a free trade agreement with Colombia until they see marked advances in human rights and the prosecution of paramilitary leaders. Uribe's tantrums are unlikely to convince them otherwise...