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...will retire came as a surprise to most of his colleagues. But it has been clear to those around him that Armey hasn't been having much fun. The conservative Republican was beaten down and marginalized in his behind-the-scenes power struggle with majority whip (and fellow Texan) Tom DeLay, and has been edged aside in the day-to-day House operation by Speaker Denny Hastert, who is more engaged than predecessor Newt Gingrich...
...army before succeeding his father as Sultan of Perlis last year. His election has no political significance; the ceremonial crown is rotated among royalty every five years. RETIREMENT ANNOUNCED. Of DICK ARMEY, 65, the House of Representatives Republican majority leader since 1995; in Washington, D.C. Armey, extolled by fellow Texan George W. Bush for his tax-cutting agenda, will step down after completing his term in January 2003. AWARDED. SHAHNAZ BOKHARI, 45, a Pakistani psychologist and publisher, the Weimar's Human Rights Prize for sheltering and tending to victims of domestic violence; in Weimar, Germany. Bokhari, outspoken about women...
...murder people." But others who wrote were simply tired of seeing the face of al-Qaeda's leader. "You continue to give this insect the notoriety he seeks as a terrorist," wrote a Coloradan. "Be creative and accentuate the positive for a bloody change!" And a Texan could not have been more blunt: "If I see one more cover of TIME with bin Laden's face on it, I honestly think I'm going...
...from a conservative Texan town where I was not exposed to social activism,” Smith says, “but when I came to Harvard I saw an avenue for affecting change through these organizations.” And that is what he has worked to do since the first day he stepped foot on campus. Literally...
Marcus Allen Brown gave a Texan couple a forged $500 check for a puppy last year and, after sentencing last week, is now serving a jail term from 20 years...