Battle-scarred Tamils emerge as Sri Lankan kingmakers ANALYSIS 01/12/2010

Battle-scarred Tamils emerge as Sri Lankan kingmakers ANALYSIS 01/12/2010 COLOMBO — For decades, Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels fought for an independent ethnic homeland. In May they were defeated, but observers say Tamil voters could now be key to who becomes the next president. The two main candidates — incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse and former Army chief Sarath Fonseka — both claim credit for crushing the Tigers and ending the island’s bloody ethnic conflict..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100112com3.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL She will, if she wants FRONTLINE Peas from the same pod ANALYSIS Battle-scarred Tamils emerge as Sri Lankan kingmakers MR. EXPOSE Fight to the finish NO HOLDS BARRED Of hospitals and a man AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Business as usual

Fight to the finish MR. EXPOSE Amb. Ernesto Maceda 01/12/2010

Fight to the finish MR. EXPOSE Amb. Ernesto Maceda 01/12/2010 The camps of two presidential candidates have been spreading the black propaganda that President Erap will be withdrawing from the presidential race in their respective favor. No less than one presidential candidate himself told a Metro Manila mayor that he was negotiating a reimbursement of expenses for President Erap to agree to withdraw. Once and for all, we would like to assure all supporters of President Erap that these representations of our opponents are totally untrue and shows that they are afraid of Erap’s continued popularity. President Erap just last Friday approved a new set of commercials.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100112com4.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL She will, if she wants FRONTLINE Peas from the same pod ANALYSIS Battle-scarred Tamils emerge as Sri Lankan kingmakers MR. EXPOSE Fight to the finish NO HOLDS BARRED Of hospitals and a man AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Business as usual

Of hospitals and a man NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 01/12/2010

Of hospitals and a man NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 01/12/2010 Confined for a couple of days or so just before Christmas, I hopped on a plane with family and spent the week of New Year in Bangkok, where on the last day of the trip I fainted while buying clothing materials. I shrugged the incident off, woke up real early the next day, left the hotel at 6 in the morning and got to the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in time to catch a 9:30 a.m. flight back to Manila. I presumed myself well, but I wasn’t. The fainting continued, and while none of the spells lasted for more than a minute, each were literally .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100112com5.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL She will, if she wants FRONTLINE Peas from the same pod ANALYSIS Battle-scarred Tamils emerge as Sri Lankan kingmakers MR. EXPOSE Fight to the finish NO HOLDS BARRED Of hospitals and a man AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Business as usual

Business as usual AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Ken Fuller 01/12/2010

Business as usual AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Ken Fuller 01/12/2010 Presidents may come and go, but the geopolitical interests of the USA remain pretty much the same. It’s hardly surprising, therefore, that those who hoped that the inauguration of Barack Obama almost a year ago would herald a significant change in the Philippines’ relationship with Washington have so far been disappointed. Some of Arroyo’s critics made much of the disapproving reference in Obama’s inaugural address to “those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent.” Arroyo’s failure to meet Obama during his campaign, and later to make direct telephone contact with him after his election, was interpreted by this school of thought as punishment for her administration’s record. This, it now seems, was a misreading of the situation,.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100112com6.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL She will, if she wants FRONTLINE Peas from the same pod ANALYSIS Battle-scarred Tamils emerge as Sri Lankan kingmakers MR. EXPOSE Fight to the finish NO HOLDS BARRED Of hospitals and a man AN OUTSIDERS VIEW Business as usual