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...much of its history, Hong Kong has used the harbor as an inexhaustible supply of land. Reclamation has enabled Hong Kong to grow both physically and economically. But the fill-and-build model has led to a backlash, and in 2004 lawyer and activist Winston Chu won a court fight to block a 26-hectare reclamation project in Wanchai, east of Central. "There is a very strong community call to stop all this continuing infilling of the harbor, which I think is totally valid," says Fung. "But still I think we need to finish it up and build the best...
...white house luncheon in 1954, Winston Churchill said, "To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war." Besides, failing to respond to one's mail is not polite. Before we choose war and death, perhaps we should try diplomacy. Joe E. Dunlap Clearwater, Florida...
...Only surpassed by Howard Dean, this was the biggest gift we?ve gotten,? said David Winston, a Republican strategist. "This puts the Democratic leadership on notice that they?re throwing stones in a glass house,? said Kevin Madden, spokesman for House Majority leader John Boehner. ?This is the pinnacle,? Carl Forti, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, rejoiced...
...November. Democrats have invested time and money pushing the idea of what they call the "Republican culture of corruption" as exemplified by the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and the fall of former House Majority Leader Tom Delay. ?[Ethics] had been an important strategic element of the campaign,? says Winston, and with Mollohan?s troubles, ?It just got incredibly difficult for them to play that card...
...that happens, the GOP has a ready-made answer, and his name is Alan Mollohan. ?Everytime they bring [ethics] up they're going to face it,? says Winston. So even if you didn't catch his name the first time around, you're likely to hear the story of Alan Mollohan's dismal exit from the House ethics committee many more times in the coming months...