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Pakistan's Zardari marked by corruption, tragedy

Fri, 09/05/2008 - 18:55 - AP Top International News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The likely next president of unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan following Saturday's election is a horse-loving aristocrat who has spent more years in prison than in politics - a novice leader lifted to prominence by his marriage to Benazir Bhutto and propelled into power by her murder....

Sarah Heath Palin, an outsider who charms

Sat, 08/30/2008 - 06:25 - International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions

Palin rose to prominence by impressing voters more with gumption and warmth than an established record.

Woman in the News: An Outsider Who Charms

Sat, 08/30/2008 - 03:10 - NYT > U.S.

Sarah Palin rose to prominence by impressing voters more with gumption, warmth and charm than an established record in government.

Bolivia coca farmers back Morales in recall

Sun, 08/10/2008 - 02:50 - admin

VILLA 14 DE SEPTIEMBRE, Bolivia (Reuters) - Coca farmers in the verdant Chapare region, where Bolivian President Evo Morales rose to prominence as a fiery union leader, are confident he will win a recall vote on Sunday.