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...surf, an American couple found him wrapped in blankets on a hill. But the boy's mother remained among the missing. While there were plenty of stories of heroism and sacrifice, there were less comforting tales too. Within a few hours of the tsunami's hitting Thailand, there was widespread looting of wrecked hotels. In five-star hotels on the Indian coast, tourists were locked in rooms as panicked crowds surged through the streets and looters picked jewelry from the bodies in the rubble...
ELECTED. VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO, 50, opposition leader; as President of Ukraine; with 52% of the vote, compared with 44% for Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. Western election monitors alleged widespread fraud in the Nov. 21 runoff--which was won by Yanukovych--and the Supreme Court nullified the results. Before resigning his post last week, Yanukovych vowed he would make a court challenge, but the revote has been praised as fair by Ukrainian and international leaders...
...outfitted with less effective, bolted-on armor. But that leaves 4,345 humvees without any armor. These "naked" humvees are supposedly confined to U.S. bases, but they remain vulnerable to mortar attacks. It's no wonder that among those who have served in Iraq, there was widespread support for Wilson's grievance. "I'm glad it's getting attention," says a recently returned Marine who was injured by an improvised explosive, "because it will save lives. I'm sure...
...American culture is aging us, more of us, and more disastrously than it ever has before,” Gullette said. Significant changes have taken place over the last 30 years, accelerating during the boom of the 1990s. They include the widespread apprehension of aging past youth, job discrimination against the middle aged and elderly and equalized longevity. With regard to this last issue, Gullette pointed out that certain ethnic groups and class groups, particularly African American men and Native Americans, are more vulnerable to the effects of aging on employment...
Murphy, who guided Harvard to the only perfect record in Division I-AA this season, has drawn widespread attention before, receiving coaching offers from the United States Naval Academy and the University of Delaware and reported interest from the University of Florida after Steve Spurrier’s departure. Following the Crimson’s victory in The Game on Nov. 20, Sports Illustrated columnist Steve Rushin devoted his weekly “Air and Space” column to Murphy and his achievements at Harvard with an article dubbed “The Real Crimson Tide...