Happy birthdays: History is clearly on Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's
side. The Brazilian politician who calls Bush 'Comrade' was born on
October 6 1946. Exactly 56 years later, on October 6 2002, he took the lead
in the first round of voting in the Brazilian presidential election. His
father registered his birth on October 27 1946. And exactly 56 years later,
yesterday, the former shoeshine boy won a landside victory and became president
of Brazil. Viva Lula!
