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...Martinez, a Florida county official who fled Cuba as a young man, is Bush's choice for secretary of housing and urban development. Martinez, the former head of Orlando's Housing Agency, is a close associate of Florida governor Jeb Bush - and his appointment will undoubtedly raise a few eyebrows among Sunshine State Democrats...
...opponents. And that makes an Ehud Barak-Ariel Sharon showdown for prime minister a tight contest, because both men have high negative ratings for their record in Israeli leadership. And with the likelihood of a much smaller turnout than in a full parliamentary election, the race may be too close to call despite Sharon's substantial lead in the polls...
Vermont lost its first game of the year at home against Holy Cross. The Crusaders jumped out to a 49-23 halftime lead, but Vermont clawed its way back into the game, cutting the lead to five with 6:57 remaining. That would be as close as the Catamounts would get, however, as Holy Cross went on a 9-3 run to put the game out of reach...
...months, council members have said that Stephen N. Smith '02 appeared to be the "heir-apparent" to the Driskell presidency. Driskell and Smith are close friends, and Driskell worked hard for Smith's campaign over the past two weeks...
...style of repression may now be returning. Russian President Vladimir Putin is unleashing his wrath on the oligarchs who picked up much of the power that the Communist Party dropped a decade ago. Boris Berezovsky, the billionaire business tycoon, is in self-imposed exile, while his close associate Nikolai Glushkov, former vice president of Aeroflot, is being interrogated in Lefortovo prison. Media mogul Vladimir Gusinsky was arrested in Spain on demands from Moscow. The Spanish government's decision on his extradition to Russia is pending...