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...himself with the pleasures of golf-at least until conditions in Beijing, where he spends much of his time, got so icy his bodyguard couldn't put the tee into the ground. Acknowledging that his suit was hanging a little loose over his frame, Thaksin explains: "I've lost weight because I have time to do yoga, not because I feel grievances. I'm very relaxed." Indeed, the former PM expresses gratitude toward the generals who removed him from power and formed the ruling Council for National Security (CNS). "Thanks to the CNS for this, so I can retire," says...
Those bothered by the sense that Russia was starting to throw its weight around were told to relax. Russia, Medvedev said, wanted to be recognized as a major economic and political power "not by the use of force but by the example of our own behavior and achievements." Any concerns about the way Russia sets about business and politics, Medvedev said, stemmed from "a lack of communication," rather than anything Russia did. But those worried by Russia's use of its energy resources as a political weapon - ask the Ukrainians or Belarusians about that - were granted little comfort. The days...
...always gotten along personally, and there is a mutual understanding that continues to be the basis for our work together." It's the kind of affinity--similar to what U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is said to have with President George W. Bush--that inevitably adds extra weight to an already influential assignment...
...thirds of a Dr. Phil. We know this because the host of America's Next Top Model announced what she weighs, 161 lbs., on the cover of PEOPLE, CNN's Larry King Live and her eponymous syndicated talk show. She put out the all-points bulletin about her weight after tabloid magazines and newspapers ran photos of her in a bathing suit beneath such headlines as AMERICA'S NEXT TOP WADDLE and TYRA PORK CHOP. The former SPORTS ILLUSTRATED swimsuit-issue cover girl, who says she has gained about 30 lbs. since quitting modeling, fought back with a barrage...
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