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/ 28 October 2004
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/140248/USA2.GIF" align=left>Surveys conducted by 10 of the world’s leading newspapers highlight growing anti-Americanism among the United States’s traditional allies during George W Bush’s presidency. This is directed not at the American people, but at their government.
The survey project shows that in seven of nine countries, a majority rejects Bush and the US invasion of Iraq. The exceptions are Israel and, surprisingly, Russia.
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”American singer-songwriter Randy Newman’s Political Science offers a clue to that most baffling of enigmas: How can a murderous clown like George W Bush seriously contend for re-election as president of the United States, the world’s richest and most technically advanced nation? After four years of failure on every front?” Drew Forrest analyses the psychology of the hard-core Republican vote.
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/ 28 October 2004
Springbok Bakkies Botha’s injured foot may be back in order, but his passport is apparently not. The big lock forward was a notable absentee from the Boks’ third practice day at St Johns College in Johannesburg on Wednesday, as he went to Pretoria to sort out his travel documents. Jake White was upbeat about the training sessions so far.
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/ 28 October 2004
They are not the best of friends, but after a meeting on Thursday morning in Johannesburg, former Springbok coach Andre Markgraaff and the president of the African National Congress Youth League, Fikile Mbalula, stand united on the transformation of rugby in South Africa.
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/ 28 October 2004
Athletics SA announced on Thursday that it is sending a full-strength team of 30 athletes to the Southern Region Cross-Country Championships in Mauritius next year. The final team will include senior and junior athletes. The championships take place on February 19 next year.
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/ 28 October 2004
Two goals in the space of eight minutes gave Santos victory over Bush Bucks at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Wednesday, winning by 3-0. Playing in a strong south-easter, Santos should have scored in the second minute but Carlo Scott’s shot was well saved by Jacob Mokhasi, diving to his left.
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/ 28 October 2004
Children receiving food aid are often stigmatised and maltreated by guardians, according to the findings of a pilot project in Zimbabwe to assess the impact of food interventions on children. The project was prompted by a lack of ”humanitarian accountability to beneficiaries” and the fact that feedback from children had never been considered in the significant number of interventions taking place in that country.
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/ 28 October 2004
As it’s the United States election week, and as an equal-opportunity offender, Oom Krisjan also offers this one for the Republicans: One day George W Bush and Dick Cheney walk into a diner. A waitress walks up to them and asks if she can take their order. Bush leans close to her and says: ”Honey, can I have a quickie?” The waitress is appalled, yells at the president about women’s rights and storms away. Here’s why …
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/ 28 October 2004
England’s cricket tour of Zimbabwe received the go-ahead on Wednesday when officials said they are satisfied with security arrangements in the African country. The England and Wales Cricket Board sent a delegation to Zimbabwe last week to assess the conditions for next month’s tour.
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/ 28 October 2004
Andre Agassi made a successful return to the Stockholm Open after a decade-long absence, beating Belgian Kristof Vliegen 6-2, 6-4 in their first-round match on Wednesday. The 34-year-old American, who last played in the Swedish capital in 1994, was in command throughout the game.