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...waylaid by political turmoil, including a reckless near shutdown by anti-Chavez managers and other employees at PDVSA in 2002 and 2003, intended to paralyze the industry and force Chavez's resignation. The stoppage, which Rodriguez calls "sabotage," at one point slashed the nation's oil output to a scant 50,000 bbl. a day and cost the economy well over $7 billion. It dented U.S. imports for months and ended in the dismissal of 19,000 PDVSA employees, half the company's work force. Though Rodriguez insists that PDVSA is pumping more than its prestrike level of 3.1 million...
...first, when retired General Wesley Clark jumped into the race the same day Edwards announced his candidacy, and later when he came roaring out of Iowa in second place on the night Howard Dean let loose with his famous scream. Edwards was drowned out each time. Sensitive about his scant experience, he published a 60-page booklet full of plans and proposals, far more detailed than those of any other Democrat. He could be withering in his critique of the Bush team, but he carefully clung to the high ground when discussing his rivals, keeping the door to the vice...
...Latham has not only been a man in a hurry, but one seemingly in control of his destiny. He has set the agenda and nudged conservative P.M. John Howard out of his comfort zone; surprisingly, Latham, 43, has regularly managed to trump the crafty incumbent in basic politics. With scant policy detail, Latham's positive slogan of a "new politics" is reaching voters. Al-though lampooned by his opponents, Latham is best known for his views about reading to children to improve literacy and banning television junk-food advertising to counter childhood obesity. For many voters, especially suburban mums...
...even by Aceh's standards, the past year has been grim, and there is scant promise of relief. Last May, after the collapse of peace talks, Jakarta launched a massive military campaign against G.A.M.?a move that many saw as politically expedient for President Megawati Sukarnoputri, bestowing upon her an image of toughness that would belie her reputation as a remote and indecisive leader. The campaign was also popular with senior army brass, still smarting at their loss of prestige and power after dictator Suharto's toppling in 1998. But the quick success the generals predicted...
...hard to be optimistic about the quality of the debate. Some of those present are members of insurgent groups that have reached cease-fire agreements with Rangoon and are primarily concerned with safeguarding their own interests, which include expanding their business empires and strengthening their militias. They have scant interest in challenging the status quo?and that suits the government, which has declared that one of the key objectives of the convention is to ensure "participation by the defense services in national political leadership in the future state...