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Because Musharraf also heads Pakistan's army, it's unlikely that he will be forced from office. But a loss of support from his moderate base could deepen his dependence on fundamentalist parties, which are staunch supporters of the Taliban. If the protests against Musharraf continue, he will be even less inclined to crack down on the militants holding sway in Talibanistan--grim news for the U.S. and its allies and good news for their foes throughout the region. Says a senior U.S. military official in Afghanistan: "The bottom line is that the Taliban can do what they want...
Nancy Walser, who is currently in her fifth term as a school committee member, was a staunch supporter of the budget...
...Finelli, but a pair of three-pointers by Columbia guard Carey Brooke stoked a 9-0 run by the Lions to end the half with Harvard up 29-26.The Lions exhibited resilience in the second half, keeping Harvard within six points in the first 10 minutes of the period with staunch defense. Columbia also showed that it had polished its long-range artillery during halftime, going 9-of-20 from deep after the break. Three-pointers accounted for 27 of the Lions’ 39 second-half points, but could not match Harvard’s strong 47 percent field-goal...
...arrival in applause. "He is a source of pride," says Elie Khoury, a leading pro-democracy activist who created the "I Love Life" advertising campaign to perk up Lebanese spirits. "We have a Prime Minister who is not performing like a politician." Adds Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, a staunch Siniora ally: "He has proved to be a statesman. The coup d'état would have meant that the Lebanese dream of an independent Lebanon, a prosperous Lebanon, would be over...
...Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, the arrests last week of five senior senators allied to his government, on charges they colluded with feared right-wing paramilitary groups, could hardly have come at a worse time. There was obviously the embarrassment of seeing staunch supporters hauled off to jail for allegedly working with the same militias that have carried out some of the most grisly massacres of Colombia's interminable civil war. But the crisis also had an international dimension, not only because early next month Uribe is expecting a visit from President Bush - who considers the conservative Uribe...