Word: tien
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...Jorge Orellana, 8, the son of immigrants from El Salvador, says classmates in a Chicago school taunted him with the words "Mexican kid." He now introduces himself as George. Son Nguyen's 16-year-old brother asks new acquaintances whether they want "my American or Vietnamese name." He is Tien to his family, Tim to others...
...taking over the Liberals' helm, Turner defeated Jean Chrétien, the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and a populist who is well regarded in English-speaking Canada as well as his native Quebec. In many respects Chrétien is a more engaging politician than Turner, who is sometimes described as cold and aloof. Turner benefited from the Liberals' longstanding tradition that the party's leadership should alternate between representatives of English-and French-speaking regions. Since Trudeau is from Quebec, the convention would have had to break with custom to choose Chrétien...
...Down with misery and hunger!" the crowd shouted as it stormed through the northern coastal city of Cap-Haïtien last week, demanding an end to police brutality and clamoring for more food. Hundreds of people blocked the town's entrance with boulders and then marched on the police and army headquarters. Government forces responded by firing into the crowd. The toll: three dead and more than a dozen wounded. It was only the latest clash in the most serious outbreak of social unrest in 27 years...
...fresh approaches" and "a fresh agenda for the new times." The other contenders include Donald Johnston, 47, Economic and Regional Development Minister; Mark MacGuigan, 53, Justice Minister; and John Roberts, 50, Employment and Immigration Minister. Turner's toughest challenge could come from Minister of Energy Jean Chrétien, 50, a popular Quebecker who will announce his candidacy this week...
...convention is likely in June. The candidate to beat is John Turner, 54, a bilingual Toronto lawyer and former Finance Minister who has long been mentioned as Trudeau's probable successor. But he will face stiff opposition from other contenders, notably current Minister of Energy Jean Chrétien, 50, an ebullient Quebecker. As the Liberal search for a successor begins, however, some may already be feeling a twinge of nostalgia for the days of Trudeau and roses. -By Kenneth W. Banta...