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Taiwan: Dodging the Bullet Taiwan's presidential election is over amid heated disputes, leaving behind it layers of suspicion and a nation divided [March 29]. We knew all along that President Chen Shui-bian might do something dramatic to change the course of the campaign in his favor. No one, however, could have imagined an assassination attempt barely 20 hours before the election. There is still much speculation that the shooting was a political stunt staged to win sympathy votes for Chen. Even if the bullets were actually fired by a would-be assassin, the fact remains that the legitimacy...
...election will be the most important one of our young lives. It is often said that there are few swing voters; the only swing factor is whether they vote or not. If this is the case, college students could be an important swing bloc in the Democrats’ favor. Apathy and cynicism are no longer excuses for not voting in an age where our rights vanish before our eyes, deficits rise that we will inevitably pay and leaders lie to our face. No one is going to give us anything; voting is the only way we will gain political...
...room full of 2-year-olds. "My speech had a wider appeal than I expected," Papadopoulos, 70, tells Time in his stately presidential palace overlooking the capital, Nicosia. Last week, opinion polls said 60-70% of Greek Cypriots will oppose the Annan plan; only 15% say they are in favor. The scene could hardly be more different on the Turkish side of the island. Evet (yes in Turkish) stickers are everywhere. On Wednesday, about 40,000 young protesters, mostly students, turned out on the Turkish side of Nicosia to chant: "But of course, yes!" and "Just yes, Mom!" A poll...
...people who came who were just doing it for food or as a favor to me came out of it saying ‘I didn’t think this mattered before, but this really is something that’s important and something that could effect the Harvard experience,’” says Green. “They’re more willing to help out with the process...
BERLIN Shoppers at KaDeWe favor Rimowa's new polycarbonate Salsa Plus line, which is as light as soft luggage yet as indestructible as hard cases...