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...charge of the military, he could sow the seeds of another takeover. As Panitan says, "Coups never happen for a single reason." Reports in the Thai press have also fueled speculation that the abrasive Samak could be replaced by a more conciliatory leader. If the economy continues to falter, or if the new government overspends its political capital trying to rehabilitate the exiled Thaksin, his time at the top could be short-lived...
...American sluggers returning home en masse to miss a full month of games midway through a regular season, and you'll get some idea of what European pro soccer is currently experiencing. Depleted squads; the general level of play noticeably weakened; and standings shaken up as teams surge or falter as a result of the exodus of so many star performers. The cause of the exodus? The African Cup of Nations, a biennial tournament that pitches the continent's 16 top national teams against one another in a mini-World Cup whose quality now rivals the regional competitions of South...
...Pats falter in the playoffs--and don't count out Peyton Manning and his 13-3 Indianapolis Colts--the loss would taint New England's regular season more than any phantom asterisk. No wonder the players haven't exactly embraced perfection; it actually adds layers of pressure to the postseason and puts them in a near no-win situation. If the Pats triumph--ho-hum, they were supposed to do that. And if they lose? "It'll all be for nothing," says CBS analyst and former Giants quarterback Phil Simms. "In fact, we'll hold it against them. They...
...Peter T. Ellison resigned from the post, protesting what he saw as dishonest behavior by former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers. This past spring, outgoing dean Theda R. Skocpol abruptly resigned from the position as well after her candidacy for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences deanship appeared to falter. The Crimson yesterday obtained a draft of Brandt’s acceptance message. “I am enormously honored to assume the leadership of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at this very exciting time,” Brandt wrote in the message. “Graduate education...
...Henning Riecke, a proliferation expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin. The substance of the report - the judgment that Iran is not currently engaged in building a bomb - means "we have more time" for negotiation, he said. But "the current pressure on Iran should not falter under the impression of one report," he said. The biggest surprise in Europe was less the findings themselves, but the fact that they came from the U.S. intelligence community. Washington had been identified with the most alarmist assessment of Iran's capabilities. No longer...