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Beyond Benazir
Before the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, Pakistan was arguably the world's most unstable nuclear power. Now there's no argument. With the country's strongest hope for a democratic future now lying entombed near her...Tags: Benazir Bhutto, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington (U.S. state), Crimes, National Government
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Expect the Worst When You're Expecting
HEATHER HAVRILESKY is a television critic for Salon.I'VE NEVER KNOWN a thing about pregnancy, so once I got pregnant, I quizzed every mother I knew about what Mother Nature had in store for me. Instead of taking time out from their busy mothering lives to relive the biological roller coaster of creating...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Home Depot
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Aunt Benazir's false promises
We Pakistanis live in uncertain times. Emergency rule has been imposed for the 13th time in our short 60-year history. Thousands of lawyers have been arrested, some charged with sedition and treason; the chief justice has been deposed; and a draconian...Tags: Karachi (Pakistan), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Benazir Bhutto, Civil Unrest, Lawyers
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Good news on Bush's watch?
Peace in our time? All of a sudden, we're getting foreign affairs news that seems, well, good. The Israelis and Palestinians are restarting the long-stalled peace process. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has stepped down as army chief of staff and...Tags: Benazir Bhutto, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Diplomacy, Annapolis
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After Bhutto
It has taken less than a week for the tragedy of Benazir Bhutto's assassination to segue into the farce of a potentially disastrous dynastic succession. The slain former prime minister, a woman of enormous strengths and flaws, certainly had the legitimacy...Tags: Benazir Bhutto, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington (U.S. state), Elections, Crimes
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Venezuela's path to self-destruction
On Dec. 2, Venezuelans will be asked to vote on a whopping 69 constitutional amendments that would greatly reduce the country's democratic governance, strip citizens of still more individual liberties and thus expand President Hugo Chavez's power even...Tags: Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Voting, Stanford University
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Batting and bowling amid the shadows
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLAHORE, PAKISTAN -- Back in the warrens of Lahore's old city, the boys and young men don't seem too worried about whether American politicians (Hillary Rodham Clinton) or American newsmagazines (Newsweek) think Pakistan might be the most frightening...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cricket, Multi-Sport Events, Emergency Incidents, Sports
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Lawyers denounce Pakistani jailings
Hundreds of lawyers in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and around the world have been demonstrating in support of their brethren in Pakistan who were detained by police for protesting the suspension of that country's constitution early this month. Pakistan'...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington (U.S. state), Colleges and Universities, Philosophy, Texas
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Middle East 'proportionality'
Since Dec. 27, when Israel began its aerial bombardment of Gaza, killing hundreds of Palestinians -- reportedly more than 200 the first day -- the word most frequently used by the world media is "proportionality."
How many bombs, it is asked, should...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Death, Gaza Crisis (2008), Nature
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Musharraf takes oath as civilian president
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPresident Pervez Musharraf was inaugurated today as a civilian president, as aides signaled that a date for ending a nearly month-old emergency decree could be announced later in the day. Clad in a dark tunic and looking somber, Musharraf was sworn in by...Tags: Benazir Bhutto, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, CNN (tv network), Civil Unrest
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Musharraf's party appears to be losing Pakistan vote
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersPresident Pervez Musharraf's party appeared headed for a decisive defeat at the hands of two opposition parties today after a tense nationwide vote, according to unofficial preliminary returns and local media projections. Formal and final results may...Tags: Benazir Bhutto, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chuck Hagel, Voting
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Pakistan elections to test president's might
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe lingering sting of tear gas hung in the air as Roedad Khan, a retired senior civil servant in his 80s, straightened his sensible cardigan sweater and railed unreservedly against President Pervez Musharraf. "He is shameless, simply shameless," said...Tags: Benazir Bhutto, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Asif Ali Zardari, Civil Unrest, Lawyers
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