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...capital before ECOWAS arrives, the peacekeepers' role will simply involve overseeing and guaranteeing the transition to a new government. Some African analysts have even speculated that Nigeria's delay in deploying peacekeepers may be in part to allow the Darwinian logic of the battlefield to produce a clear winner...
...Tour de France is punishing enough. But American cyclist TYLER HAMILTON went on to tackle the climb of the Pyrenees while continuing to nurse a broken collarbone. Allowed only limited pain medication, Hamilton grimaced through the injury, advancing to fifth overall in pursuit of four-time tour winner Lance Armstrong...
...against him came from former accomplices. And he could succeed, since another case built around the same witnesses quickly fell apart. Still, some close to Guerin forgive the revisions. "It is a wonderful tribute to her," says her mother Bernie (played with tremendous grace and dignity by Academy Award winner Brenda Fricker). For her, the film's accuracy isn't as important as its positive message, even if that message begins with a fable. Veronica Guerin opens with the day Guerin appeared in court for speeding. Her mother asks a priest to pray for her daughter to lose her license...
Third: go to all the cool-looking displays first. The winner at this year’s show was undoubtedly NTT DoCoMo, the national phone company of Japan. The company does not sell its products in the U.S. marketplace, but their presence at the show was still an apparent must. The giant booth, which resembled a spaceship constructed of fluorescent green plastic and brushed steel, was lit up so that its glow radiated upon its neighbors. Inside, attractive women dressed in leather miniskirts and high heels showcased the latest in video cell phone and mobile e-mail technology now used...
...voters decide not to boot Davis out of office, it means the G.O.P. will have lost three elections in five years to a man with the personality of lint. If a Republican does beat him, the winner will face a $38 billion deficit, a legislature controlled by ticked-off Democrats and a reelection fight only two years away. The only positive that could come out of this mess is that it might anger California voters enough to back a new petition - one ending the insanity of the recall...