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...happy to see that chinese President Hu Jintao was a runner-up. I think China has been transformed by Deng Xiaoping's exhortation that "to get rich is glorious," but it is Hu who would like to create a more equitable society by narrowing the gap between rich and poor to create a harmonious society in which every Chinese can share in the wealth of economic growth. Hu has successfully built a good image of China's peaceful rise and expanded China's reach around the world during the past five years. His confidence and wisdom in handling internal...
...donors and nongovernmental organizations have expended a great deal of energy and capital on building women's centers and conducting gender-awareness workshops. But more than six years since the fall of the Taliban, fewer than 30% of eligible girls are enrolled in schools, and the infrastructure is so poor that only a tiny fraction are likely to get the education they need to enjoy the fruits of emancipation...
...school. That means constructing new buildings so classes aren't held in the open. In the meantime, unconventional inducements can help. In a successful program in some rural areas, girls are given a free ration of oil and flour at the end of every month. This encourages their poor families to keep sending them to school. Increasing teachers' salaries would convince more parents that their daughters should take up the profession. Teachers with high school diplomas earn $50 to $75 a month, a tiny return on investment for families whose daughters could be spending those 12 years at home weaving...
...mediocre." Far from being a martyr for freedom and democracy, she chose to live a life of luxury in self-imposed exile?in distant Dubai. Although she was Prime Minister of Pakistan twice, she did little to improve the conditions of the masses, particularly those of women and the poor. Jalaluddin S. Hussain BROSSARD...
BHUTTO, LIKE HER FATHER, CONNECTED with Pakistan's downtrodden masses. She represented the hopes and aspirations of the country's poor and disenfranchised. For millions of her followers, her inability to deliver really did not matter. In a country ruled by inept, corrupt generals, Bhutto was an icon of defiance and courage. In death she has become larger than life. Her indefatigable struggle for democracy and willingness to take the obvious risks overrode much of the paradox that is implied in the article. Seemingly fragile yet politically astute and daring, Bhutto will continue to be a potent force in Pakistan...