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...favorite to win last fall's presidential elections, took in more illegal contributions. But incalculable damage to Roh's once clean image has already been done. One of the biggest embarrassments came in July when a national television network ran a videotape of Roh's personal secretary Yang Gil Seung cavorting in a sleazy nightclub south of Seoul with the club's owner?a man who has been under investigation for tax evasion, pimping and instigation of murder...
...Yang resigned. But GNP members are pushing hard to continue the investigation, hoping to show that he accepted bribes from the nightclub owner, Lee Won Ho, in exchange for political help with his legal troubles. (Yang denied accepting bribes.) A key unanswered question: Was Lee involved in illegal fund raising for Roh's campaign? Lee, who is under arrest but denies any wrongdoing, has testified that he helped round up voters for Roh during primary elections. He even got a certificate of appreciation from Roh campaign officials, according to his lawyer. With friends like these, Roh might have...
...Jive Records president Barry Weiss describes Spears' new sound. Her act has indeed come a long way since the days when her best move was skipping around in a skimpy schoolgirl outfit. Her music has evolved (thanks, in part, to techno and hip-hop infusions from Moby, RedZone, Ying Yang Twins and R. Kelly, who collaborated with Spears on some of the songs), and her lyrics are clearly crafted for older ears ("Would you undo my zipper, please"). "I think all my albums have been a little sexy," Spears says, "but with this one I'm dealing with stuff that...
...Number of Hong Kong people who celebrated China's first manned space mission at a ceremony featuring astronaut Yang Liwei in song with actor Jackie Chan...
...America today is obviously not the British Empire. But perhaps Foggy Bottom could begin acting in a slightly more Palmerstonian manner vis-à-vis those Americans unjustly detained abroad. Indeed, if Dr. Yang Jianli is still locked up when Chinese premier Wen Jiabao visits Washington next month, it would be nice if State officials at least reminded Wen that “the watchful eye and the strong arm” of the United States are not to be trifled with...