For Turkmens, life after `alien' unclear (Chicago Tribune)
Turkmenistan dictator Saparmurat Niyazov renamed months, banned lip-synching and jailed dissenters. His successor can't be worse, right? Turkmenistan's president-for-life, Saparmurat Niyazov, spent much of his time and his nation's wealth trying to convince his countrymen he was also larger than life, perhaps even a prophet. ...more...Friday, February 09, 2007 (The Post-Standard)
? Photos of the Day:02.09.07...more... Sun Calendar (The Wheaton Sun)
Friday, Feb. 9 ...more... ARMENIAN PRESIDENT APPROVES NATIONAL-SECURITY STRATEGY (Radio Free Europe: Radio Library)
Armenian President Robert Kocharian signed a decree on February 8 endorsing the country's new national-security strategy, RFE/RL's Armenian Service and Mediamax reported. The strategic document, which identifies five core principles -- independence, the security of the state and its population, peace and international cooperation, and prosperity -- defines democracy and good governance as ......more... sun calendar (The Lisle Sun)
Friday, Feb. 9 ...more... The JHU, from pressure group to Cabinet (Daily News)
COMMENT: ?A horrible scenario? was how the then Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge described the emergence of the political affiliation of a group of Buddhist monks to contest the Sri Lankan General Election held in April 2003....more... From project to prospect (Boston Globe)
Sprawled on the floor of South Station in Boston at 3 a.m. on a February night, Stephane Lasme could only yawn and rub the exhaustion from his eyes. This much was clear: It had been one long journey....more... Your Defense?Is Offensive (Carolinian)
The NBA All-Star Game rolls in this year right on the heels of this little party in Miami, and while football's biggest stage might draw more celebrities and national attention, don't think for a minute that The Association's "mid-season" break won't be a wild weekend....more... bDay Watch:/b Top stories in one click (The Appleton Post-Crescent)
Two years after a successful referendum to reduce class sizes in Appleton public schools, the school district faces potential budget cuts that could again increase classroom sizes. a hrefhttp://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleAID/20070207/APC0101/70207100/1979 targetnew stylecolor:72A440bRead more/b/a...more... |