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...this was no April Fool's joke - local newspapers put coverage of the Prime Minister's diarrhea on the front page. Hospitalized for food poisoning, Samak had to pull out of several cabinet meetings. The Prime Minister's fate, though, may be the retribution wished by many social activists, stung by the notion of $300,000 being spent on a single meal, on those who partake in the Lebua's "once-in-a-lifetime inspirational dinner...
...Tussaud's, the famous London waxworks exhibition with offshoots in the U.S., continental Europe and China, had delayed commissioning a figure of Brown pending the outcome of the parliamentary election he must hold by June 2010. Blair's waxwork, meanwhile, remains on show, sharing a podium with President Bush. Stung by the rumored snub, Downing Street promptly produced a letter from Nicky Hobbs, the Global Head of External Relations for Madame Tussaud's. It was a request, dated March 3, inviting Brown to "be honored by the Tussaud's team and be amongst the very select group of people that...
...hitting percentage of .429. Senior libero Brian Rapp dove for eight digs, while sophomore setter Gil Weintraub set up for 32 assists.But though a few individuals shined, the Crimson could not overpower its league foe.ST. AMBROSE 3, HARVARD 0Swept for the first time this season, the Crimson was stung by the Fighting Bees, 3-0 (30-24, 30-25, 30-27) last Friday evening at the Malkin Athletic Center.Harvard and St. Ambrose remained close in the beginning of the first game. With the match tied, 7-7, the Fighting Bees notched an ace, and the Crimson yielded four attacking errors...
...Beijing demands the event not be politicized, it is using the Games to demonstrate that China has returned to its rightful place as a world player whose opinion matters. As long as the government ties China's global prestige to the success of the event, so it will be stung by any slights or failures. That's a position Beijing's opponents are learning to exploit. "The more the government gives political priority to the Games, the more the international political pressure on the Chinese government will increase," says Yan Xuetong, director of the Institute of International Studies at Beijing...
...Since? Three straight losses. The first was to a bad Dartmouth team who the Crimson had just trounced the week before. But, the last two stung even worse...