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...constitution is sacred. As such, any amendments should not be undertaken lightly,” he said. “I have no reservations in saying that the currently mooted changes in the constitution for the selfish gain of a few corrupt individuals are blatant attempts to rape it...Dictatorship awaits around the corner. This indeed is a struggle that is worth shedding blood...

Author: By Samuel M. Kabue, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Malawi Arrests ’94 Graduate | 9/23/2002 | See Source »

...supposed to be fun." Did he just use the F word? The Ryder Cup runneth over with all kinds of emotion: nauseating anticipation at the first tee; knee-knocking nervousness before a key putt; champagne-soaked joy - for one side - at the end. "Golf is usually a selfish sport," says Northern Ireland's cigar-chomping Darren Clarke, who's playing in his third Cup. But the biennial U.S.-vs.-Europe showdown has a rare team spirit that appeals even to nonfans. This year's matches, Sept. 27-29 at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England, a venue that has hosted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In The Rough | 9/15/2002 | See Source »

Extremism may claim God as its redeemer, but it's really the selfish product of lunacy. In America, the most free and modern nation of our time, you see it too. You saw it with Jim Jones, who told his flock in Guyana to follow him into death by drinking poisoned Kool-Aid, and you saw it when David Koresh created his own small hell in Waco, Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Apology from an Arab | 9/9/2002 | See Source »

...finally, that 4 billion of the 6 billion people on this planet, whose only daily goal is to drum up enough to eat, don't give a crap about Jean-Marie Messier - and that they're wrong in that. It's no doubt owing to our selfish obsessions that they're in the mess they are. Can Messier rise again? Possibly. To understand why, let's take a little quiz. On Wednesday, July 3, 2002, after the Vivendi board accepted his resignation, Jean-Marie Messier left for New York to join his family. How did he travel? A) On Vivendi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Fell to Earth | 7/7/2002 | See Source »

...donated $1 million and developed One Thousand Churches' tutorials on credit scoring and home ownership. "The future of the housing market rests with minorities and first-time home buyers," says Willie Spears, an executive at New Orleans' Hibernia National Bank, "so in that respect we're being a little selfish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Management: Ministers Of Finance | 6/10/2002 | See Source »

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