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Because of, or in spite of that, the voters stuck with the P.R.I. "He looked like somebody clean," said Isidoro Pete Gonzalez, a former opposition voter in Tijuana. "He's not contaminated yet." Said Zedillo the next day: "We are a party plainly capable of being competitive." In an interview with TIME, he noted, "The party has to be explicit about its rules of internal democracy," which might include primaries or conventions to select candidates rather than having the bosses do the picking...
...been beleaguered by tales of sexual harassment and financial mismanagement. Preparations had been tense, with the Nation of Islam providing security for Chavis even as 200 of his backers demonstrated their support. Earlier some anti-Chavis board members said they had received threats. However, in spite of an hour-long speech in his own defense, Chavis was unable to reverse his fate; board members Hazel Dukes and Joe Madison drew up a resolution asking him to step down effective immediately. When rumors spread that Chavis was out, 20 of his young supporters attempted to rush the meeting and were prevented...
Experts in the Middle East suggest that only Iran -- in addition to Israel -- is believed to be actively pursuing nuclear weapons. In spite of its severe problems of debt and unemployment, the Iranian government has not reduced its spending on arms programs. "Iran wants to be the most powerful military presence in the gulf," says Mourad El-Desouky, a military expert at Al Ahram Strategic Studies Center in Cairo. "It wants nuclear weapons for deterrence and to intimidate its neighbors." He believes that the Iranians have the money to go shopping for plutonium and weapons-grade uranium from Russia...
...best playing comes on the Beethoven. His runs are sublime, his pauses placed perfectly. In spite of the fact that they spend considerably more energy and adrenaline on the Schumann, all of the players exude more spirit and virtuosity in the Beethoven. It is, by far, the more pleasurable listening experience...
...danger of Russian imperialism: It's impossible to restore the empire. This isn't the 19th century. All states of the world are now interdependent. In spite of very painful local processes, there is one big universal logic ((of independence)). The disintegration of the Soviet Union was a manifestation of this logic. It could have occurred in a different form or at a different pace, but it had to happen. This process is irreversible. Georgia may lose out on some things. There will be difficulties. But ultimately, a new relationship will be built among these countries, probably the kind...