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...October of 85 Muslim protesters in the custody of security forces, both King Bhumibol Adulyadej and his wife, Queen Sirikit, have spoken out. On Wednesday, in a speech broadcast to the nation, the King told a gathering of military and police generals in Bangkok that they must adopt softer tactics to handle the unrest?and warned that if they do not "manage the situation properly" the nation may "fall into ruin." The previous day, Queen Sirikit had appeared on TV to make a tearful plea for peace and urged her predominantly Buddhist national audience to "care for their fellow Thai...
...with tactical advantage. Social conservatives don't love Gonzales the way they adored Ashcroft, chiefly because the Texan is more moderate on abortion (he sided with a 17-year-old in a parental-notification case in 2000) and on affirmative action (he pushed the White House to take a softer position against college-admissions quotas). On civil liberties and national security, liberals say he is, if anything, more hard-line than Ashcroft...
...press had failed during the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and after the tempest over WMD claims in the State of the Union address, so the last thing Bush wanted was a credibility fight. "We couldn't challenge their veracity because then people would challenge ours," says Bartlett. A softer defense was hatched: Bartlett would hint that the alleged new evidence was being pushed by the President's political enemies but would stick to the talking points: Bush had been honorably discharged...
This year, however, Princeton kicked off its season at home with a victory over annual Patriot League opponent Lafayette. Instead of playing perennial powerhouse Lehigh, the Tigers took on a softer San Diego team...
...Latham last December, the Labor Party had shown its own uncertainty about his readiness. In the eyes of the electorate, he was still an unknown. Many felt uneasy about his boisterous style and past violent outbursts; others felt uncomfortable about the genuineness of his pre-campaign makeover into a softer, calmer leader who talked about reading story books to his children...