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Moore said members of the news media would have been patriotic to question the Bush administration, rather than succumb to pressure from the White House...
...proceed. Ali al Kaitoob, a 48-year-old investor from the United Arab Emirates who has been coming to Teplice since 1998, says: "We respect Czech laws, and if we have the right to build this, we will build. This is a private investment and we will not succumb to political pressures." The roots of the opposition may turn out to be commercial. A prayer hall has stood on the site of the proposed development for two years without causing offense. Arab visitors spend about $5 million annually at the spa, and project backers say the real reason...
According to data compiled by HCCP, 900,000 people in the United States die from heart disease and stroke each year. An additional 550,000 succumb to cancer, and 70,000 are killed by diabetes. There are also 1.5 million new cases of osteoporosis diagnosed each year...
...crops. The rains will make it harder to distribute food rations. Delivery by road will become impossible, and airstrips may wash away. The camps are becoming open sewers, fueling the spread of diseases like cholera and dysentery. As many as half a million people could starve to death or succumb to illness...
...appears not to be a major priority. "When we're abroad, we try to think of ourselves not as individuals but as representatives of China," says Zhang, brimming with the winning patriotism of a socialist poster girl. The band's next stop: the U.S. Wang is hoping Americans will succumb to the group's siren charms when a U.S. debut album, Eastern Energy-which features a cover of Coldplay's Clocks-is released in August. "I'm a gambler," says Wang, "and I'm betting again...