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...risk that the Horn of Africa will become a new center of global terrorism, it's not quite there. Much is going to depend on personnel. If the new President of the E.U. is a person of international stature (as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the front-runner for the post, plainly is), able to project Europe's view while convincing the smaller members of the union that their voices count, then Europe is going to be a bigger player internationally. In time, this could be to the enormous advantage of the U.S., which has neither the will...
...expanded membership, has set off a race for the E.U.'s top job. The treaty creates two powerful new positions: President of the European Council and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, effectively the E.U.'s Foreign Minister. Blair is seen as front runner for the presidency. (See pictures of the George W. Bush-Tony Blair friendship...
...Runner-up: "Wufus! I'm coming with you! He's our son! We're doing this together...
...division saw the emergence of sophomore skipper Brendan Kopp, who teamed up with his crew Konstadt to take home third place in the division. The duo opened with consecutive runner-up efforts and six top-five finishes in its first seven races, helping place it atop the B-divisional standings and giving the Crimson the Day 1 lead after Saturday’s competitions...
Hooray for the return of classic Dwight! Runner up moment: when Dwight tells us he got Jim and Pam a turtle cooking kit (including a live turtle...