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...album this month that he expects to put him back on top. It won't be easy. Not only is he returning from a controversy that nearly annihilated his sunshine image. But the bhangra scene has left its founding father far behind. There's a new breed of younger, tougher British bhangra kings in Rishi Rich and Panjabi MC. Rich, in particular, has taken the music to heights Mehndi never dreamed of, fusing it with hip-hop to create a more aggressive sound that has Britney Spears and Ricky Martin queuing up to ask the 26-year...
...opponents say I'm America's lackey," Musharraf complains. "But I don't have the personality of a lackey. I thought this country was going down, getting destroyed." The President's aides say that Musharraf's tougher tack on homegrown extremists is, if anything, a sign of his own convictions, not a response to Washington. His brushes with death, they say, have infused Musharraf with a sense of destiny. "He's had these miraculous escapes," one aide commented, "And now he genuinely thinks he's the chosen man for Pakistan...
...Speaking in the aftermath of two weeks of terrorist attacks, including the hostage crisis in Beslan, that left a total of at least 450 dead, the president also announced tougher domestic security policies, particularly on Russia's borders, to emulate U.S. actions following the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington...
Jose was no match for his determined daughter. He agreed to let her wrestle if she got straight A's, and Patricia, now 25, delivered. She faces even tougher foes as a member of the U.S. women's wrestling team, which, like the sport itself, is making its debut in these Olympics. Miranda is a favorite in the 48-kg (105.5-lb.) division and leads a four-woman team into Athens. Each has fought off the tomboy taunts to get there. As it happens, most have grappled with personal tragedy as well...
...thinking of applying here, but I’m pretty sure I’ll get tagged now, so it’s a tougher decision,” Wang said...