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...runner-up showing qualified her for the World Intercollegiate Championships tomorrow in Palma de Majorca, Spain. But despite her almost immediate success, the leap from swimming to triathlon was neither easy nor without its beneficial strokes of luck along...
...studying in Widener on March 11, I received news from Madrid: More than a hundred people dead, many more injured and numerous commuter trains mutilated in the biggest terrorist attack Spain had ever experienced. The same trains that I had taken every day to school for four months during the fall semester now lay in a tangled mess strewn across the platforms of suburban rail stations and along the narrow tracks on their approach to the Atocha train station. Dear friends, many of whom shared the daily commute with me, remained an ocean away, out of direct contact. Luckily...
...Manuel Dur?o Barroso, 48. Barroso's support for the war in Iraq meant he had to overcome the reservations of the French and Spanish leaders, since deep differences still fester over Iraq. The new constitutional treaty, which will face referendums in 10 states - including, it was announced recently, Spain and Portugal - isn't enough to set a clear direction for the E.U. In other words, if there was ever a time for strong leadership at the center, this is it. "If the Commission declines, the system won't work," says Jacques Delors, whose 1985-95 stint in Brussels...
...stunt." Then why, asks someone, did you bother to come? "The only way I'll ever know that it's not fixed is if they pick me." The hubbub might explain the success of this reality show in Italy. According to the show's producers, Endemol, only Spain - another Latin country - has ratings that are close to those in Italy. This past spring, Grande Fratello achieved its highest viewership since its sensational first edition in 2000, with a weekly share of 34% over three months, and more than 11 million viewers (in a country of 58 million) tuning...
...Peter Balkenende's center-right coalition suffered for supporting the Iraq war, losing five seats Poland Low turnout handed victory to right-wingers and Euro-skeptic populists whose supporters bothered to vote The loss makes leftist Premier Marek Belka's shaky minority government look even more vulnerable Spain Three months after an upset victory in national polls, the ruling Socialists won a vote of confidence and 25 of 54 seats The conservative Popular Party lost 4 of its 27 seats - but did claw to within 2% of the Socialists United Kingdom The U.K. Independence Party buoyed anti-E.U. spirits...