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...sprinter, who ran the best time of her life in her Olympic debut. "I am so excited," rejoiced Marae, who qualified for Athens through a wild-card slot and made up half of her country's Olympic contingent. "Being here is just as wonderful as winning a gold medal. Thank you, thank you to everyone...
...battles that followed. One grenade landed just 3 ft. from Captain Foley; a concrete fence and the quick reactions of the specialist who pushed Foley out of the way are all that saved him. "We handed them their arses, but we were lucky," says Foley. "Each morning I thank God we got outta there that day." No one knows about the next time...
Overcoming Obesity Thank you for the comprehensive articles on the worldwide epidemic of obesity [Aug. 9]. It is only to be expected that people are overweight; after all, from childhood we are taught to consume as much as possible. Clearly, too many of us believe that if a little is good, more is better and too much is just enough. Charles J. Huebner Petoskey, Michigan...
...Vietnam's Highlanders Thank you for your coverage of the plight of the Montagnards in the Central Highlands of Vietnam [July 26-Aug. 2]. I served in Vietnam as a fraternal worker of the Evangelical Church (Tin Lanh) in the 1960s and '70s, and returned three years ago on a travel-study tour. So I know Vietnam's state culture of denial and deception regarding the Highlanders. It must be very frustrating to seek to independently corroborate the claims of Vietnamese officials when access to locals is so controlled. James F. Lewis Professor of Religious Studies Bethel College St. Paul...
...National University in Canberra, who has written a detailed report on Islamic militancy and terrorism in the Philippines for the International Crisis Group. Security officials in Manila say half a dozen alleged Abu Sayyaf operatives arrested in June for possession of materials for explosives were members of the squad. "Thank God we got them before the President's inauguration," says outgoing Defense Secretary Eduardo Ermita, referring to Arroyo's swearing in on June...