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...HOUBEN, a Belgian man who was mistakenly presumed to be in a coma for 23 years after becoming paralyzed in a car crash. A recent journal article revealed that doctors, using new scanning techniques, discovered in 2006 that Houben, who could not speak, had normal brain function. He now communicates using a special keyboard...
...into rice topped with pork belly and chili - black bean sauce. The Chinese, who were shipped in by the state-owned China Metallurgical Group Corp. that has invested $1.4 billion into this faraway outpost, can understand neither English nor pidgin, two of the national languages. The Papua New Guineans speak no Mandarin. Even at mealtime, an event during which both cultures would normally encourage community and hospitality, the air is weighted by mutual incomprehension. "How can we eat together if everything about us is different?" asks Shen Jilei, whose first overseas experience transferred him directly from China's Sichuan province...
...detriment, and we agree with this assessment. During debates and public appearances, Capuano has repeatedly demonstrated how his knowledge of government’s ins and outs has allowed him to work the system to his advantage—whether it is to push progressive causes or speak up for constituent needs. He understands how Washington works and is unapologetic about being an insider. In contrast to his rivals’ idealistic rhetoric about bringing change to the system, we find his realism refreshing...
...press, in particular some of our NATO allies? Afghanistan is ultimately a very backward country, and as long as it doesn’t become a big base for al Qaeda, it has no real bearing on Europeans’ interests. It is more difficult for an American to speak that truth. We inflate the danger due to the shock of 9/11. We also started the war, so we naturally have a greater stake in seeing it through. Europeans clearly don’t feel that. They help us, but there’s no pride of authorship, and their...
...exactly did two people manage to get into the White House of all places uninvited? Well thats what Congress is trying to find out as we speak...