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...survey like the fact that he doesn't belong to one of Peru's traditional and often notoriously corrupt political parties. Corruption is the hottest button for Latin voters, and it is biting pols to the left as well, especially Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose re-election prospects next October look dimmer with his party mired in a campaign-finance scandal. Latin American political experts say Bush should focus on rewarding clean government rather than raising the ideological temperature. His recent selection of Thomas Shannon as the new Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs...
...such problem. Two weeks ago, two dispatchers were talking to two separate callers, and one of them tried to hang up by pressing the release button. But the button stuck, the two calls crossed, and the 911 caller was couldn’t communicate clearly with the dispatcher, L.J. Silva...
...Silva rushed to get contact information for the 911 caller so they could talk without interception. In addition to his duties as a dispatcher, Wornum must handle whatever complications arise on the spot. He dropped his relaxed demeanor and acquired a sense of immediate purpose, placing a quick phone call to get the button repaired as quickly as possible. He says it is sometimes necessary to be brusque in order to convey the urgency of the situation to the repair company...
...what to offer voters. The cause of the riots goes beyond economic and social problems. France is a radically changing society, and it needs something to give it direction. French citizens need a reason to respect our laws and authorities. We need a reason to come together. John-Edouard Silva Paris...
...what to offer voters. The cause of the riots goes beyond economic and social problems. France is a radically changing society, and it needs something to give it direction. French citizens need a reason to respect our laws and authorities. We need a reason to come together. John-Edouard Silva Paris Before Americans shake our heads in wonder or look down our noses at the French for allowing extreme inequality to fester for so long, we should pay attention to what Time said about the French having to confront the widening disparities between those who live in soulless apartment blocks...