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...really though I could make it through,” Wang said, “but shots are completely unpredictable. I had to be sprinting for balls, and this one crucial point I completely went for one. I went all out for it and it hurt so much I was going to cry. They wanted to pull me out of doubles, but I wanted to play...
Keeping business travelers happy is crucial to American's future. Once the darling of such premium-paying customers, who liked the airline's service along with being able to rack up frequent-flyer miles on transcontinental flights, American has lost some even to the likes of JetBlue, a low-cost alternative with amenities like seat-back TVs. "The business traveler used to be American's bread and butter, but the butter is a little thinner these days," admits executive vice president Dan Garton. But American's elite clientele will see improvements this summer--a low-carb, high-protein breakfast...
Secrecy was crucial for two reasons: first, enemies would surely sue to stop same-sex marriage licensing before it occurred, and the point was to have the licenses in hand once the court battle began. Second, two of the four commissioners face re-election this year, and at that time, they were unopposed. Thorpe was also concerned about Attorney General Hardy Myers, another Democratic ally, facing re-election. The image of gays exchanging vows would probably draw opponents into these races--but potential spoilers would have to enter by March 9, the filing deadline. Keep the marriage plan secret until...
...reek of lèse-majesté to the President and his camp, but that hasn't impeded Sarkozy's growing influence in the party. After a strong performance as a law-and-order Interior Minister, he emerged from the debacle of the regional elections with the crucial economic portfolio, further cementing his reputation as the man to beat. Sarkozy may well run for the presidency of the party at its next general convention in November. If he doesn't run, he'll certainly put up a "sarkoziste" for that post, running against a Chirac loyalist. And that doesn...
...comments last week, he's not sure which way to go. Kadyrov, who fought alongside rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov before shifting his allegiance to the Russians in 1999, came to power last October in an election the human-rights organization Moscow Helsinki Group described as "fraudulent." His installation was crucial to Putin's "Chechenization" policy; Kadyrov would take the pressure off Russian troops by using his private army, known as the Kadyrovtsi, to hunt down the rebels. But Kadyrov had enemies of his own, from committed separatists who regarded him as a Kremlin stooge to some Russian security and military...