Word: rumores
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...worry is that Musharraf may not have enough time to do all this. His approval ratings in Pakistan are at an all-time low. By Monday, rumors were spreading of a coup that would oust Musharraf. One had Pakistan's new Vice Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Kyani, taking his place. But officials in Washington are not putting much stock in those rumors. For one, Kyani is an old comrade of Musharraf's. Furthermore, military uprisings against Musharraf, they say, are a perpetual rumor in Pakistani politics and impossible to substantiate. It is a testament to the woeful state...
...their favorite final club basement, which is where they really wanted to be anyways...Literal punches were thrown at the Kong on Friday night, as a crew of Kirkland ladies jostled with townies in the upstairs room. Final tally: townies booted out, students stayed. Cambridge 0, Harvard KO...Rumor has it there was a fight in Lowell, though our sources tell us that rap music was the culprit...
...Mosque to the alleged Temple of Solomon, not far from where Christ was crucified? They claimed to own a piece of the True Cross; they may very well have possessed the Shroud of Turin, since it was a Templar descendant's family that first made it public; and unsubstantiated rumor has put them in possession of both the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail. The latter claim provided an inexhaustible source of inspiration for fabulists from medieval romance peddlers to Dan Brown...
...Rumor has it that TV show “The Bachelor” hopes to cast a Harvard alum as its rose-brandishing lead for the next season of trashy catfights and semi-clandestine makeout sessions. FM breaks down the top choices for the job. 1. BJ Novak ’01: like Conan O’Brien ’85 before him, this Harvard alum and Newton, Mass. native proves that smart people are funny too. On screen, he charms the ladies as Ryan Howard on the American version of The Office. It?...
...Diana pregnant? On Tuesday, Baker dismissed the rumor that Diana was carrying Dodi's baby by pointing out that photos which show the Princess sporting a rounded belly were taken before they met. But that doesn't rule out the possibility that she was pregnant - only that Dodi was the father. A physical examination of Diana's body didn't reveal any signs that she was pregnant. But a pregnancy in its early stages would be difficult to spot without an autopsy, Baker conceded, which was never performed. The French didn't run a pregnancy test before the body...