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...Taiwanese society. If Chen staged the assassination attempt, he won a close race but lost his credibility with voters. I am now too pessimistic and disappointed to trust and support Chen and his party. The greatest losers are not Chen's political opponents but the Taiwanese people. If this turmoil cannot be settled fairly, Taiwanese politics may become chaotic. Song Xiaowen Pingzhen City, Taiwan...
...elections in Spain dramatically changed the political mood in Poland. Everybody who has been following the past year's political turmoil started to feel deeply uneasy when the Spanish election results were announced. Poles really hoped that Poland and Spain could be political allies, especially since we stood together and took part in the Iraq invasion, an unpopular move opposed by most of Europe. Now Poles are afraid that they will be left alone to face frosty relations with the other European states. The situation is a good example of how, in the global village, events in one country...
...year’s freshman musical, “Hot Noise: Pecs, Jugs and Rock & Roll.” The show chronicles the rise of ’70s rock band, the Red Bricks, from its lowly beginnings at Harvard to the height of superstardom. Witness the turmoil of Vietnam and the Women’s Movement, the power of rock & roll, and the splendor of a sequined jumpsuit. Tickets $5 with Harvard I.D. (HBO). 7:30 p.m. Runs through April 24. Agassiz Theatre...
...back to China in 1997. Tiger, Tiger SRI LANKA Thousands of civilians fled their homes as rival factions of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam clashed in the eastern Batticaloa district, threatening the 2002 cease-fire between the government and the Tigers. The country already faced fresh political turmoil as President Chandrika Kumaratunga's United People's Freedom Alliance won parliamentary elections but failed to achieve an outright majority, forcing it to find new coalition partners. Neck and Neck INDONESIA Preliminary results from the parliamentary election showed President Megawati Sukarnoputri's governing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle...
...Czech Republic's ruling Social Democrats is at a low at 14.5%. Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller announced in March that he will step down May 2 - a day after his country joins the E.U. - after his ruling party split amid allegations of corruption and mismanagement. There is similar turmoil in Lithuania, where deputies voted to impeach scandal-plagued President Rolandas Paksas. But given Paksas' reputation for erratic behavior, the change will likely improve Lithuania's image within...