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...activist could probably be the next Prime Minister of Canada if he wanted the job. But the post is to be taken by a man who spoke after him at the Liberal Party convention in Toronto last week, Paul Martin. A former Finance Minister who has had the longest dauphinate since Brian Williams was first tagged as the heir to Tom Brokaw, Martin will soon replace Jean Chretien, who has led Canada for a decade. Last week the Liberals elected Martin party boss on Chretien's retirement, and the Prime Ministership, for which he has been preparing half his life...
...council of senior commanders to discuss, among other options, remobilizing for war. But whatever the gap between fiction and reality developing on this blighted paradise of palm trees and ivory beaches, there is no mistaking the fundamental truth: the 20-month-old peace process to end Asia's longest and bloodiest civil war is suddenly in serious trouble...
With Harvard leading 13-6 in the third quarter, the Lions put together their longest drive of the day, a 90-yard march that began at their own eight-yard line. A 17-yard completion to Fletcher set up first-and-goal at the seven, but the Harvard defense stuffed two rushes and Sonkur broke up a pass to keep Columbia out of the endzone...
...alive, well and off to a 5-1-1 start in his new job, with the only blemish a frightful 9-2 loss to No. 3 New Hampshire on Halloween. The Dutchmen were 4-0-1 after five games, which set the longest unbeaten streak in program history, according to USCHO.com, and prompted ECAC Commissioner Phil Buttafuoco to phone Leaman with his congratulations...
...going to be stopping anywhere en route, so die-hard smokers may want to stock up on nicotine patches - or use this trip as a head start on quitting. Everyone else, however, should be delighted with the world's longest range passenger jet, the Airbus A340-500. It comes into service for the first time anywhere on Dec. 1, when Emirates airlines takes it on a maiden voyage from Dubai to Sydney. Flying time will be 14 hours, but these tireless behemoths can handle journeys of 17 hours or more, and Emirates has additional plans to deploy its fleet...