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...people of Zimbabwe," human-rights and election-monitoring groups allege that hundreds of thousands of "ghost voters" were used to manipulate the result. Mugabe dismissed claims of rigging as "nonsense." Can the President's opponents do anything about the suspect results? Opposition Movement for Democratic Change ( MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai said that the ruling party had committed "disgusting, massive fraud" and called on Zimbabweans to "defend their vote." Still, he did not go as far as Bulawayo Archbishop Pius Ncube, who said before the vote that Zimbabwe needed a "non-violent, popular mass uprising." Any such resistance will likely spur...
...INDICATORS Board Battle A nasty public dispute engulfed the board of U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley, following CEO Philip Purcell's promotion of two co-presidents. Dissident shareholders accused Purcell of poor management...
...national referendum. During parliamentary elections a few months later and the presidential campaign in 2002, ZANU-PF used police and trained thugs to attack the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), bullying, beating up and even murdering opposition supporters to ensure victory. The MDC, led by former union boss Morgan Tsvangirai, struggles on. While violence in the run-up to this week's vote has been only sporadic, independent observers, human-rights groups and MDC officials say that's because Mugabe is now using more subtle means to ensure victory. ZANU-PF controls the electoral commission, and has closed most...
...made an awesome play while Frank was pitching, up the middle,” Mann said. “Flipped it up with the glove to Morgan for the force, and almost turned...
...conventional wisdom is that the price gains might slow, at least for a while, but that only tougher measures will truly strangle speculation. Andy Xie, Morgan Stanley's resident property bear, suggested that a 50% capital-gains tax for short-term buyers might do the trick. In the meantime, the bullish mood in Shanghai and other booming Chinese cities is "just phenomenal," says Anton Eilers, regional residential director at property firm Colliers International. "Putting a couple of small rocks on the track isn't going to stop the train...