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...front door of the palace opens, and out comes King Mohammed VI with a feline bounce in his step. After quick introductions and a handshake, he smiles and gets to the point. "Shall we go?" he asks in slightly accented English. The interview, it seems, will have to wait. He's wearing a metallic gray muscle shirt, navy running shorts, white socks and a pair of emerald Nikes. The thin crescent of a new moon is hanging over the medieval city of Marrakech. Morocco's 36-year-old monarch is ready...
King. Commander of the Faithful (he's a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad). Most Eligible Bachelor. Music Lover. Fitness Buff. Here is Mohammed VI, this week making a state visit to Washington aimed at renewing warm ties that date to 1777, when Morocco was among the first nations to recognize the United States of America...
When Mohammed VI succeeded his father, foreign diplomats were not alone in wondering what to expect. During Hassan II's reign, people quipped about Prince One Step--meaning the boy who stood a pace behind his father, rarely speaking, quietly learning statecraft. In the past year he has turned in a stunning performance. His subjects have watched in amazement as he boldly axed his father's powerful old cronies, freed political prisoners and plunged like a pop star into crowds of adoring Moroccans...
...stuff. She knew all the guys were looking at her." Brockovich, as anyone who has seen the movie knows, was the sexy single mom who helped the residents of Hinkley, Calif., win a record $333 million settlement against Pacific Gas & Electric for contaminating their well water with toxic chromium VI. Then, like a true Cinderella, she sold her story to Hollywood. Happy ending? Not quite. "Good movie," says Lynn Morris from one end of the bar, "but they're making millions, and we're still dying out here...
...Back at the Allentown, Pa. headquarters, World Class customer service representative Terry Cole explained that the American and Mexican reps are not paid or even employed by World Class. They are hired by the Cancun World Class director as employees of another agency - in this case, Vi Travel. According to Terry, the behavior of the reps cannot be blamed on World Class. However, Terry contradicts himself by stating that the reps are "the people we have down there to take care of World Class situations. They provide participant accommodations, operational aspects of the trip, transportation, party packages and meal plans...