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...elections--narrowly won (by a margin of 0.6%) by Felipe Calderón against the populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador--were largely fought over economic policies, as are, at least in part, the recent battles in Oaxaca. The campaign exposed a yawning chasm between those benefiting from the status quo and those falling further behind: almost 48% of Mexicans continue to live in poverty. The election was also a referendum on NAFTA, which has strengthened Calderón's political base in the north. But in the south, NAFTA is the source of a steep decline in jobs partly because...
...that's over, let's review some of the reasons no one should be surprised that pop star BRITNEY SPEARS and dancer turned rapper KEVIN FEDERLINE sued each other for divorce and custody of their two kids. 1) Total time Brit spent in her first marriage: 55 hr. 2) Status of K-Fed when the two started hanging out: single--unless you count the pregnant girlfriend. 3) Method by which they developed a trusting and intimate relationship: doing a reality show. At the end of the day, it says something when a wife files for divorce, then goes ice skating...
...wrong about abortion, but he has acknowledged in a refreshingly Socratic way that he can't just dismiss the views of those on the other side. That may be politicking to earn my vote, but if a pro-life Republican ultimately sends us into a third world war with status quo Republican rhetoric, a pro-life position is kind of pointless. Eric Murr Greencastle, Pennsylvania...
Dawson’s overtime two-yard touchdown run caps one of the most dramatic Harvard-Yale Games in the history of the rivalry. In doing so, he “cements his hero status...
...might have fire in his belly, but he also had a foot in his mouth. Allen's infamous "macaca" gaffe was followed by a series of muddled apologies and non-apologies that elevated the obscure racial slur into headline status. Then, amid speculation about Allen's possible Jewish heritage, Allen told a reporter that questions about that heritage amounted to "aspersions" on his character. Never mind that the chatter turned out to have a concrete source: Allen's mother was, in fact, Jewish, though Allen took pains to emphasize he was not raised in the faith. "I still...