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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il rarely ventures abroad and is said to be terrified of flying. On his infrequent trips to friendly capitals?a list consisting solely of Moscow and Beijing?he prefers to lumber along in a luxurious private train. Last Wednesday, Kim wound up a clandestine 2 1/2-day visit with China's leaders in Beijing?most likely to discuss international concerns over his nuclear-weapons program?and boarded his train for Pyongyang. It proceeded east to Dandong, crossed the North Korean border and passed through the city of Ryongchon. Some nine hours later, something sparked a cataclysmic...
...three disagree about politics and art. The stories are linked together by the accounts of the less famous foreigner Henry Carr (also a real historical figure), a dandyish Brit, conservative in everything but his tailoring, removed from the trenches on account of a minor wound. Carr, who looks back on events from a distance of over 50 years, has a memory that is deeply riddled, resulting in many contradictory versions of unlikely events and the curious melding of the play’s plot and dialogue with that of The Importance of Being Earnest, in which Carr played Algernon...
...would-be assassin might not have killed President Chen, but the shooter still managed to gravely wound Taiwan's democracy and deepen the divisions within Taiwanese society. If Chen staged the assassination attempt, he won a close race but lost his credibility with voters. I am now too pessimistic and disappointed to trust and support Chen and his party. The greatest losers are not Chen's political opponents but the Taiwanese people. If this turmoil cannot be settled fairly, Taiwanese politics may become chaotic. Song Xiaowen Pingzhen City, Taiwan...
However, as a series of injuries and personal tragedies befell the Harvard squad just before the trip, Chiou wound up not only traveling to New York, but winning all four matches he played...
...would-be assassin might not have killed President Chen Shui-bian [March 29], but the shooter still managed to gravely wound Taiwan's democracy and deepen the divisions within Taiwanese society. If Chen staged the assassination attempt, he won a close race but lost his credibility with voters. I no longer trust and support Chen and his party. The greatest losers are not Chen's political opponents but the Taiwanese people. If this turmoil cannot be settled fairly, Taiwanese politics may become chaotic. SONG XIAOWEN Pingzhen City, Taiwan...