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...because its ministers have been associated with unpopular government pronouncements. Wolfgang Thierse, a veteran spd deputy and vice president of the Bundestag, says his party recognizes that "the fat years are over and things won't improve without a big sacrifice." But he adds that the cdu needs to shoulder more of the burden of introducing controversial policies. One reason the spd has been losing support, he says, is that Merkel has kept her distance from such measures, leaving them to spd Cabinet members instead. "The Chancellor should put her foot down for painful reforms," says Thierse. Maybe, but judging...
...capital, Gbarnga, a small town in central Liberia, then a four-hour drive from the fighting lines in Monrovia. Inside his headquarters, formerly a Doe country residence that is guarded by female soldiers, Taylor, 42, appeared wearing an ECOLOGY NOW T shirt, fatigue pants and a pistol in a shoulder holster. Despite setbacks suffered by his 10,000-strong forces in skirmishes with ECOMOG troops, he vowed that he would not give up the fight. "Look here," he said, pointing to a map of Liberia. "This is all ours -- except for this little piece called Monrovia, and we are going...
...head with a PKC machine gun. Once the firing close to him stopped he could tell the special forces had breached the perimeter. "I'm the guy kidnapped, I'm the guy kidnapped," he hollered. He was urged to come out, and a soldier put his hand on his shoulder. "We've come to rescue you," he was told...
...couldn't last forever. With all the money it throws around on Congress, Big Business tends to get its own way in Washington. But for three surprising months this winter, on an issue near and dear to its heart, corporate America seemed to be getting the cold shoulder on Capitol Hill. It started last December when House Judiciary Committee chairman James Sensenbrenner, without informing the business lobby in Washington, whipped through a draconian immigration bill that targeted the so-called "jobs magnet" - agribusiness, service sector, construction and other industries that eagerly, and often illegally, employ cheap, undocumented immigrant labor...
...Asian friend of mine recently commented, delicately, on a chip-on-the-shoulder attitude he often senses from black men. This could be construed as a racist remark; surely, tons of white guys have chips on their shoulders. But that doesn?t necessarily make my friend?s observation untrue. Among the many reasons an individual may have to be defensive, a cloud of suspicion constantly hanging over you must be among the most psychologically persuasive...