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...Conventional wisdom has held that Chen could stay in power as long as none of the long-swirling corruption allegations involving friends and family stuck to him or his wife. That scenario has now come to pass. Prosecutors say Wu used others' receipts to falsely claim $450,000 from a state fund. Three presidential aides were also charged, and Chen himself was listed as an accomplice and could face charges upon leaving office, when he loses presidential immunity. Amid renewed demonstrations against Chen in Taipei, Ma Ying-jeou, head of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), vowed a third recall motion...
...played very well,” Donato says. “I thought by and large he was very good for us. He’s a guy that’s going to get an opportunity to be a key guy for us.” Although conventional wisdom would point to Tobe—a senior with the most experience—as the favorite, he will be challenged by freshman Kyle Richter, of Calgary, Alb. Richter played in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, where he set a record for minutes played in a season and also competed...
That figure belies the common wisdom that, given the advantage from the crowd and not having to travel and being familiar with the confines, the home team usually wins. The rule of thumb in betting football is that home field is worth three points; a game with a three-point home favorite would be a coin flip on neutral turf...
...time. She explains herself with platitudes like, “I’m not talking medical things, I’m talking life lessons,” and “Did I mention guilt is a crazy strong emotion?” Hidden is this kernel of wisdom: “Our show pretty much lets you know: there is no perfection, just levels of flawed humanity.”Those are big words that the show’s writers back forcefully by imbuing each episode with a healthy dose of human folly. Unfortunately, the mere mortals...
...Fear a Jury of Your Peers Most people think that juries are more likely than judges to let defendants off the hook. The conventional wisdom, however, may be dead wrong