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...still in the city--some determined to stick it out, others inaccessible to rescuers. Health officials tested and found E. coli bacteria in the floodwaters, raising fears that diarrhea could spread. Fires set off by broken gas mains raged untamed, and hooligans controlled some zones. City officials--stung by criticism of their failures to clear the city before the storm--took no chances this time. On Tuesday, Nagin instructed police and the National Guard "to compel the evacuation of all persons" from the city...
...attention, absolutely." For all the efforts of those opposed to CNOOC to portray it as part of a government monolith immune to commercial pressures, Fu and his managers have run one of the most transparent?and shareholder-friendly?companies in the new China. It stung when the largest private shareholder dumped its stake and publicly decried the possibility of a deal. Facts on the ground were piling up, and soon Fu began to prepare his retreat...
Apparently stung by what he considered favoritism shown to Aquino among opposition leaders, Laurel abruptly demanded the resignation of Cecilia Munoz Palma, 73, head of the twelve-party organization known as the National Unification Committee, a body charged with hammering out the opposition ticket. Fumed Laurel: "You have shown partiality. You are a dictator. Why don't you resign now?" Munoz Palma complied, declaring, "I can now really speak my mind on who can lead the Filipino people." The two later made up, but by then a seven-party coalition had formed to press for Aquino's candidacy...
...crime was shrouded in secrecy and intrigue. Pentagon officials said only that it was one of the worst cases ever involving the diversion of Western computer technology to the Communist world. Clearly, though, the U.S. had been severely stung by East-bloc espionage agents, who had managed to place in Moscow's hands some $11 million worth of high-tech hardware that could be used in space-based missile defenses...
...that President Bush should be his own ambassador more. He has a combination of personality, insight and charm that is disarmingly refreshing. What about your own relationship with the Americans? You shrugged off the jibes from former U.S. trade representative Robert Zoellick about your style, but it must have stung. I couldn't understand it. Why should critical policy issues be turned into character references? The U.S.-E.U. relationship is a billion-dollar-a-day relationship. The disputes between us are a fraction of the total, and have to be seen in perspective. You've just negotiated a deal with...