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Keyes' campaign officials have said in the past that they expect a third-place finish in New Hampshire, although polls show him in fourth place...
...have pushed their luck. "There's no love lost in Thailand for the Burmese government, and the Thais have generally been sympathetic to the Karens," says Dowell. "Many people were surprised when they chose to resolve the hostage standoff through force, because they tended to negotiate in the past. This may be a case of the Thai government saying 'Enough is enough.'" After all, just three months ago Thailand was embarrassed by a hostage drama at the Burmese embassy, and ended up granting a group allied with God's Army safe passage after negotiating an end to the crisis...
...Jamil Mahuad was ousted Friday, it was the first military coup in the region in more than a decade. And the early signs are that it was good timing. Ecuador, which has been plagued by economic and social unrest, and where medical services have been virtually nonexistent for the past three months, seemed calm in the days following the ascension of Vice President Gustavo Noboa Bejarano to the presidency - the country's fourth leader in six years...
...past couple of dispatches, I have appeared unhappy to be back, I am not alone. We are all backsliders here, having drunk deeply enough of civilian life during our Christmas break as to nearly forget we are all still volunteers. One drill sergeant calls it a "bad case of dumb-ass," another says he sees the same why-oh-why-did-I-sign-that-paper stare we had in our faces when we first arrived here...
...PAST DISPATCHES He's in the Army Now. Well, Almost... Sgt. Bilko Was Much More Fun Than These Guys Hey! These Sweat Suits Aren't Camouflaged! Yes, Sergeant ? It Is Night and I Am Jogging These Boots Weren't Made for Marching Learning to Swallow the Big D ? Discipline Just in Case You Run Out of Bullets... When Private Is the Last Thing You Can Be Ah, the Smell of Tear Gas in the Morning... Wrestling ? a Little ? With My Conscience Sorry, Sergeant, But I Backslid a Little... Learning a Soldier's Core Competency: How to Kill