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...instead unleashed mayhem. On Jan. 21, police in the drug-infested Secondigliano neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples arrested Cosimo Di Lauro, a ponytailed 31-year-old suspected of being the new kingpin of a faction of the Camorra, the notorious Naples Mob. Di Lauro was wanted on suspicion of drug trafficking and ordering multiple homicides, including the Jan. 15 broad-daylight slaying of the 47-year-old mother of a member of a rival group. But as news of the bust spread, a crowd of about 400, mostly women, poured onto the street to hurl insults and crockery...
Building contractor Omar Nasreddin, 47, says he intends to sit out the vote. Sunni clerics have called for a boycott, while extremists have threatened violence against those who take part. Nasreddin's reluctance stems from a suspicion that the U.S. will rig the vote. "Whoever is elected will immediately sign over Iraqi sovereignty to the U.S.," Nasreddin says, "and keep American troops in Iraq forever." He is so concerned about his fate under a new government that he asks not to be identified by his real name...
...receive a pension in dollars. My benefits shrink a bit more each month. The loss now is more than 30%. I wonder how many thousands of people find themselves in the same predicament. The U.S.'s reputation has become tarnished by huge deficits, a climate of suspicion for non-Americans, energy waste and pollution, not to mention the political climate. As a young woman, I learned a lot in the U.S., and for that I'll always be grateful. But now, in my older years, I am very glad to be part of Europe's rising fortunes. Even though...
...possible," he allows. "But my thinking is not conditioned by these things." His goal, he says, is to allay government concerns that independent Buddhism is a threat. "In order for freedom to be possible," he says, "we should help remove fear, misunderstanding and discrimination." Dispelling decades of suspicion may be a quite a challenge, even for a Zen master...
...receive a pension in dollars. My benefits shrink a bit more each month. The loss now is more than 30%. I wonder how many thousands of people find themselves in the same predicament. The U.S.'s reputation has become tarnished by huge deficits, a climate of suspicion for non-Americans, energy waste and pollution, not to mention the political climate. As a young woman, I learned a lot in the U.S., and for that I'll always be grateful. But now, in my older years, I am very glad to be part of Europe's rising fortunes. Even though...