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...Blagojevich. The already unpopular Illinois governor was caught in a federal investigation over his alleged attempts to sell a U.S. Senate seat. Apparently, that's not kosher...
Observers expect the two American reporters now being detained for "illegally intruding" into the North will become a pawn to be used by Pyongyang at an opportune political moment. And with Pyongyang's internationally unpopular missile-satellite launch in the pipeline, analysts would be surprised to see the duo return home in the coming days. Pyongyang might also want to send a clear signal to other journalists that it won't tolerate any lurking around its border...
...from the day it was elected in April 2006. Just a few months after that poll, anti-government protesters in Budapest attacked the Hungarian state TV building, clashed with police, and set fire to vehicles during several nights of violent riots. The riots were sparked by the government's unpopular reform program, which aimed to tackle everything from healthcare and pensions to the size of the state bureaucracy. (See pictures of riots...
...winner in the current standoff, if there is one, may be the departing Gyurcsany, who retains a measure of power after orchestrating his re-election as MSzP party chairman over the weekend. He may be the most unpopular man in Hungary right now but Gyurcsany's opponents may regret his departure...
Flyby talked to couriers from Dunster, Winthrop, Cabot, Currier, and Pfoho--all unpopular assignments both by reputation and Flyby rating--and no one reported any strange or dramatic negative reactions by freshmen: no tears, no arguing, no collapses in despair. At least not that anyone...