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When the teenage students of the Tebu Ireng Islamic school, or pesantren, in Jombang, East Java, are asked about Australia, the answers come easily, amid much giggling. "Beautiful!" one boy says. "Koalas and kangaroos," shouts another. But when talk turns to the Bali bombing two years ago, the boys argue among themselves. "It was wrong," says one. "I say the bombers did a good action," says another, "because they looked at the people in Bali wearing very open clothes." A classmate interrupts: "Their action was very harsh - and their choice of victims was false...
...American who truly prospered in these meek and mild Games was Michael Phelps. The eight-medal poster boy swam like a perfect machine, but then so did his Australian rival Ian Thorpe. Both seemed less vexed by their competition than in mutual awe. When they glanced at each other across the pool, their expressions seemed to say, You can do that too? Phelps was impeccably smooth, as were most of the Americans, who won most of the events. The BALCO scandal was supposed to have crippled the U.S. goal of 100 medals, which was met late Saturday night. The medals...
Upbeat on Downloading Maybe it's apt that Flying Without Wings, from Irish boy band Westlife, last week became the first No. 1 on Britain's new official download chart: digital music is soaring. Apple says its European iTunes shop has sold 5 million tracks since its June...
...will be forced to talk serious stuff non-stop through the footy finals and school holidays. Even if the experts mark it as superior, it's not clear whether voters will be able to digest the policy detail; Howard certainly won't be vacating the airwaves for the new boy...
...around the country, more kids find themselves shuttling between quietly seething--or outwardly warring--parents. Mom has to raise her darling baby boy with her bitterest enemy. Dad has to negotiate ballet pickups and preteen dating policies with an ex he would rather forget. According to Isolina Ricci, author of the groundbreaking book Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes for Your Childpublished in 1980, shortly after joint custody entered the legal system10% to 12% of divorcing parents continue to be hostile after their marriage is over. Today, she says, "learning how to navigate joint custody has become...