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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: Los Angeles Times, Pakistan, FIFA World Cup, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cricket
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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: Philosophy, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Colleges and Universities, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Afghanistan's hidden treasures, hidden no more
Special to The TimesIN AN act that provoked worldwide outrage, the fundamentalist Taliban rulers of Afghanistan in March 2001 destroyed the monumental statues of Buddha that had been carved into the rock cliffs of Bamiyan 1,600 years ago. The shocking destruction was not...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Arts, Death, Terrorism, Archaeology
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Those are fighting words in Pakistan
Cut off from the world, even in parts of his own home, Aitzaz Ahsan did what many of his compatriots do in times of personal and political crisis: He wrote a poem. Months of house arrest had left the celebrated lawyer enraged over his isolation and the...Tags: Robert Frost, Wars and Interventions, Emergency Planning, National Government, Pakistan
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'Bigger, Stronger, Faster'
Times Movie CriticSylvester Stallone, Hulk Hogan, Arnold Schwarzenegger. The 1980s saw an explosion of butt-kicking in America, observes Christopher Bell in the raucously funny and surprisingly insightful prologue to his debut documentary, "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*."...Tags: Family, Movies, Hulk Hogan, Steroids, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Fighting terror without Pakistan
Today, Center for American Progress senior fellow Brian Katulis and Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Lisa Curtis debate the impact of breaking the U.S.-Pakistan alliance. Previously, they debated U.S. foreign aid to the country, prospects for...Tags: National Government, Terrorism, Pakistan, Osama bin Laden, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Supporters rejoice as Pakistan chief justice quietly resumes duties
Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, who became a symbol of resistance to military rule in Pakistan, quietly resumed his duties Sunday after an incendiary two-year political confrontation that brought down one government and threatened another.
In a...Tags: Local Government, Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Osama bin Laden
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When pro football was a lark
For Mark Bowden, writing a book about the 1958 pro football championship game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants was a return to his roots. Bowden made his name writing prize-winning articles for The Philadelphia Inquirer and best-selling...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Death, National Football League, Baltimore Colts, U.S. Military
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Pullout debate rages despite calm in Iraq
The Swampby Liz Sly BAGHDAD -- No one disputes that Baghdad is calmer, but Iraqi opinions are deeply divided over whether the lull means it is safe to start contemplating a withdrawal of U.S. forces -- a debate that intensified ahead......Tags: Wars and Interventions, Terrorism, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Richard Perle: Bush misread Putin
The Swampby James Gerstenzang Richard Perle, a leader of the neocon movement widely presented as a central factor in shaping U.S. foreign policy at the start of the Bush administration, has taken a look at the challenge President Bush is facing......Tags: National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heads of State, Christmas, Government
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Off to 'Tehran' for Clooney
Zap2It.comGeorge Clooney and Grant Heslov are looking to write "Escape From Tehran," a dark comedy set up at Warner Bros. "Tehran" is just the latest in an ever-growing string of features set up at Warner Bros. for Clooney and Heslov's Smoke House shingle. Variety...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tehran (Iran), Central Intelligence Agency, John Grisham, Ethan Coen
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Bhutto's son and husband take the helm of her party
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterActing in accordance with her last wishes, Benazir Bhutto's party Sunday named her 19-year-old son as its ceremonial leader and her widowed husband as the executor of its day-to-day affairs as violence that had flared in Pakistan after her assassination...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Hospitals and Clinics, Los Angeles Times, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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