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...rest of the world, though, cannot help but watch in wonder as Shi and 406 other members of China's Olympic delegation flex their muscles on the world's largest sporting stage. China has long been considered the province of leaping gymnasts and twirling divers, but the rise of this 24-year-old Asian Atlas underscores the country's dramatic impact on the medal rankings after just two decades of Olympic participation. Three days into the 16-day Games, China was already halfway to its officially projected medal count of 20 golds. By Saturday, the country's medal pouch...
...White House has yet to take a stand on the legislation?and little wonder, given that one of the bill's provisions could lob a monkey wrench into the six-nation talks. President George W. Bush's Administration has recently shown more willingness to parley with North Korea, making carefully hedged offers of oil and other aid in exchange for nuclear disarmament. The bill, however, specifies that the human rights of North Koreans should be "a key element in future negotiations." Diplomats participating in the six-nation talks?which include South Korea and China, a Pyongyang ally?have...
...Iran's ruling mullahs. Nor do Western officials in Baghdad trust his tactics. "We've been watching him take over the city of Najaf bit by bit by bit," says an official. "That experience has given us cause to question his credibility when he makes promises and to wonder whether he is prepared to play in a political process marked by votes...
Every day. I don't elicit the kind of reaction that Tom Cruise does. An alarming number of people want to smoke pot with me. A lot of the things I've done, people who smoke a lot of pot find funny or entertaining. I wonder what that means...
Since I am neither a republican nor a Democrat, I can say objectively that Kerry would probably be a good President. But what is truly scary to me is that presidential elections seem to hinge on whether a candidate is likable instead of capable. It makes me wonder whether Abraham Lincoln would be elected if he ran today. Not likely. The challenges the U.S. faces, like terrorism and job outsourcing, are based on fundamental problems that will take years, if not decades, to solve. Politicians want to give voters the impression that there is a quick fix for difficulties that...