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...magazine's editors have fired an opening shot in a debate that started the moment the closing ceremony's last firework exploded: What now for China? Will party hardliners, emboldened by the world's timid response to their brutal pre-Games crackdown on dissent, continue to tighten their grip on power? Or will the spirit of volunteerism and community that arose after the May earthquake in Sichuan be revived? Could reform-minded party officials - like those who approved the publication of Southern Window's special issue - gain ground in their drive to loosen control over areas such as the courts...
...That this sordid spectacle burst like an errant firework in front of his impressive array of guests will certainly have embarrassed the Israeli Prime Minister. A Monday poll showed that 59% of Israelis now believe that Olmert should resign...
...alias from 2001-2005 18 Former Marlins pitcher ___ Nen 22 Up, in a sense 25 Ye ___ shoppe 26 Goes in haste 27 Author Umberto 29 Tease 30 Tokyo’s former name 31 Source of many a boring lecture 32 Uber 33 Showed amazement, as at a firework display 38 Biblical question 39 Tennis great Sampras 40 Sounds of content 41 And so on, briefly 42 Abbr. in two U.S. state names 44 Super Bowl group: Abbr. 46 Quantity 47 Henry Winkler role on “Happy Days” 48 Ones who give blood...
...home. Many dispersed, but plenty of celebrants were still milling around when a second wave of bombs detonated around midnight. Two explosions erupted near Central World, one at a flyover and another at a seafood restaurant frequented by tourists. Several foreigners were injured in the midnight attacks. Firework blasts added to the general chaos, with initial reports of further bombs proving instead to be New Year's Eve festivities...
While couples cuddled up along the seawall for a romantic firework show, the plebes were lined up in dozens of columns along the roped-off field. They sat Indian-style, hands on knees, and stared straight ahead in “military gaze”—a blank stare reminiscent of a lobotomy patient...