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...father's outburst may have alienated many Americans who supported his custody rights. But Juan Miguel seemed last week to realize that he may not be reunited with Elian anytime soon, if ever. Just two weeks ago, citing the close bond between father and son, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service ruled that Elian should be sent home to his father by Jan. 14. But politics continue to pull Elian back as tenaciously as the puppy that tugs at his shorts for the TV cameras. Backed by angry street protests in Miami, anti-Castro lawyers and politicos have stormed...
...biggest problem may be a bond market that has stopped doing the heavy lifting for him. You've heard of bond vigilantes? Those are traders who set long-term interest rates in the open market. Long rates are critical. They govern the pace of home building and most other debt-financed activity. Greenspan controls short rates, which influence long rates but imprecisely...
...Throughout the last semester we've formed a bond between the seven of us," Mercurio said...
...what I do that matters." He quickly became the commanding figure of the movement and brooked no challenge to his ultimate leadership. The force of his convictions transformed the Indian National Congress from upper-class movement to mass crusade. He made his little spinning wheel a physical bond between elite and illiterate when both donned the khadi cloth. Despite the country's proclivities for ethnic and religious strife, he inspired legions of Indians to join peaceful protests that made a mockery of empire...
...photo-ops--to show off and get to know her people. She had the common touch, able to rouse a crowd or charm a citizen. She had flattering portraits painted and copies widely distributed. She encouraged balladeers to pen propagandistic songs. Her marvelous mythmaking machinery cultivated a mystic bond with the English people. "We all loved her," wrote her godson Sir John Harington, "for she said she loved...