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...second time in a row, Japan emerged victorious at the World Baseball Classic, defeating South Korea 5-3 on March 23. The Japanese team was awarded $2.7 million and will hold the title until the next tournament...
...South Africa Tibet Tussle The South African government barred the Dalai Lama from attending a March 27 Johannesburg peace conference, citing the spiritual leader's tense relations with China but denying it was pressured by Beijing. Nobel laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk protested by pulling out of the event, a walk-up to the 2010 World Cup. Organizers subsequently canceled the conference...
...better border security in the U.S. and better policing in Mexico will not make the drug wars go away. Each year an estimated 350 tons of cocaine, together with other drugs, finds its way to the U.S., while more than $25 billion flows south into the cartels' coffers. The Obama Administration hopes to reduce demand by expanding drug-court programs that require rehabilitation. But if the U.S. wants a real, long-term solution to the drug crisis, it is going to have to do more than that...
...congratulations to South Carolina for recognizing the importance of comprehensive sex education for our young people [March 30]. Other Southern states should follow suit and realize that holier-than-thou abstinence and "Just say no" platitudes do not impact young people whose hormones are raging and whose self-image may not be as secure as it seems. Linda Jewell, SILVER SPRINGS...
...were eight other travelers aboard our long-tail motorboat, seven of whom were German and most of whom were staying at Thomas' guesthouse, Neptune. Thomas, also German, did the entertaining while our Khmer captain steered with his foot and drank an Angkor beer. The first two hours took us south past islands dotted with stilted fishing villages painted in blues and greens and oranges, then through a mangrove forest, into the Gulf of Thailand. There we hit the jackpot: a school of dolphins jumping in the waves...