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Later that week, Ginny suggested that they donate some of George's undershirts and Argyle socks to the rescue workers. "What about when he comes home?" asked Hilary, who had said almost nothing to her mother since the towers had fallen. Ginny, who had nearly shut down from the shock, followed Hilary's lead: "Then obviously we'll buy him some more...
INDONESIA Speaker Shut Up Akbar Tandjung, the speaker of Indonesia's parliament and leader of the country's second-largest political party, was convicted of corruption and sentenced to three years in jail. Tandjung was convicted of using $5 million of state funds, earmarked for poverty relief, to finance the 1999 election campaigns of the Golkar party and the President at the time, B.J. Habibie. Although Tandjung said he will appeal, political analysts believe the conviction is likely to dent Tandjung's chances?and Golkar's?in the 2004 legislative and presidential elections...
...Parisian storekeepers work reasonable hours. They shut their doors at 7 every weeknight and are closed all day Sunday...
...On/Off; a friend noticed three men with walkie-talkies watching him. But police at the Beijing Public Security Bureau say they don't know where he is. (The bureau is required by law to notify detainees' families within 24 hours.) 'There were definitely people who wanted him to shut up,' says fellow activist Hu Jia. 'But for now, we're just not clear why he has disappeared.' All anyone can do is wait for his call...
...finally at peace. The government paid $2,000 to her family to dismantle what was left of their home and rebuild it a few hundred meters away?beyond where the water could reach. The authorities then shut the pumping station and left the dike to rot. The wetland she had once labored to destroy has returned to water; where her old house once stood, her son has floated a huge cage to raise fish. Migratory birds, such as rare swans and spoonbills, have returned to the area. WWF lent Hu enough money to buy a sow, which will give birth...