Word: roberto
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...Armstrong on a chase of 33-year-old Laurent Jalabert of France on the final climb to La Mongie. The soon-to-be-retired JaJa had been on a solo break for about 40 km in pursuit of a stage win when he turned to see Armstrong, fellow Postie Roberto Heras and once's Beloki charge past with about 3 km remaining. With 200 meters to go, Armstrong pulled away to win the stage and the yellow jersey, which he never relinquished. The next day Armstrong again bolted past Jalabert, giving him what the Frenchman would recall...
...HAIR Carlos Valderrama set the bar too high in Italia '90 and USA '94?nobody even came close to the Colombian's golden dreadlocks. Amid a riot of bad hairstyles at this Cup, the most distinguished look was bald. Take your pick from Sweden's Henrik Larsson, Brazil's Roberto Carlos and England's Ferdinand...
...This may be the most vulnerable Brazilian team in years. The health of Rivaldo, Barcelona's midfielder, is suspect. And Ronaldo, who returned to the lineup in just the past few weeks, has yet to impress. Ronaldinho and Emerson cannot guarantee ball possession, and Roberto Carlos treats his left back position as a forwarding address. Then again, this is Brazil we're talking about, and the team is in one of the Cup's weakest groups. Its opponents?Turkey, China and Costa Rica?pose little danger. China is here on a pass?it didn't have to play South Korea...
...thousands of democracy fighters demonstrated their support for the government [NOTEBOOK, April 22]. President Hugo Chavez should remain in office until the last day of the term to which he was democratically elected. His days will not be the same sort that other deposed leaders had to live through. ROBERTO F. LETAMENDI Aptos, Calif...
ARGENTINA Cashless Economy President Eduardo Duhalde faced his biggest crisis ever with the exit of yet another Economy Minister and the five-day closure of all banks. Duhalde named Roberto Lavagna as the country's sixth Economy Minister in 12 months, after the protest resignation of Jorge Remes Lenicov. Banks reopened for limited operations only after Congress passed a law making it almost impossible for consumers to withdraw cash...