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...Putin: He's 47, married, joined the KGB?s foreign intelligence directorate after graduating college in 1975, and - officially, at least - spent most of his KGB career stationed in East Germany monitoring political attitudes there. He returned to Leningrad in 1989, where he took up a position at the State University and developed a close relationship with key reformist figure Anatoly Shobchak, who in 1991 became the city?s mayor and appointed Putin to various key administrative posts. Having proved himself a capable manager in St. Petersburg (Leningrad?s original name, restored after the collapse of communism), he was brought...
...This could hurt McCain in a state such as South Carolina (site of the third presidential primary), where you could plant Bob Dole for a few weeks and mobilize the veteran vote," says TIME White House correspondent John Dickerson. The McCain camp brushed aside the endorsement, calling it merely another GOP insider move by a Bush campaign built on insider moves. But the Dole seal of approval could carry serious sway in a general election in which both sides will be scraping for the Soccer Mom vote. "As Bush flirts with notion that Elzabeth is a viable vice presidential candidate...
...border and by Musharraf steadily proving himself a moderate with strong diplomacy skills. Now the West is shaking its finger at India for picking on Pakistan without proof. U.S. officials have already written off Vajpayee's accusations as yet another futile ploy to have Pakistan declared a terrorist state. One thing is increasingly clear: if India wants to curry favor with the international community for its rule over Kashmir, it's going to have to be more polite to its neighbors...
Source: Bureau of the Census, Federal Election Commission, Gov't. Division of the Congressional Research Service and state election offices...
WORKING-PARENT TRAP What's good for the economy may not be so good for young children. Full employment for moms and dads has created a severe child-care shortage, a California Child Care Resource & Referral Network study reveals. There are only enough licensed facilities in the state for 1 in 5 children. And the strong economy is luring child-care workers to take more lucrative jobs in other fields. The result: what quality care is available is very expensive--costing 30% of the median family income, for example, to place two children in a center...