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If there was something inexplicable about the mass phenomenon that rescued the Philippines from a failing dictatorship, there was no doubt when the process began. It was Aug. 21, 1983, on the tarmac at Manila's international airport. On that day, opposition politician Benigno (Ninoy) Aquino Jr., 50, returning from...
The recession has hit everything from philanthropy to stripping to the solvency of Nevada. Because Nevada has no income tax and relies almost entirely on taxing casino owners, the state is nearly bust. Governor Jim Gibbons, a Republican, whom only 11% of voters say they would re-elect, tried to...
In any war, mistakes happen on the ground. This is not the policy of the government; we are a government that functions according to laws. The security apparatus functions according to laws and whoever intentionally transgresses [the laws] is held accountable. We are the only country, in the Third World...
For example, the U.S. air force in Afghanistan mistakenly bombed a wedding and killed 147 civilians. But you cannot say that the U.S. president should be tried for this because he is the commander-in-chief of U.S. forces, not even the [American] head of chiefs-of-staffs would be...
Even before investigators had reached the site this week of one of the worst plane crashes in Papua New Guinea's history, theories were circulating about the causes. Some blamed the experience of the 25-year-old pilot, a Papua New Guinea national Jenny Moala who only had 2500 hours...