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...because it does not place anyone under any obligation. For President Obama that might seem like a success but in order for America to be the leading nation in reducing carbon dioxide and pollution, it will need a policy that has the cooperation of industry but also an understanding among consumers that they must choose less polluting products. Cornelis den Heyer, THE HAGUE...
...Conservative Party has come a long way since Section 28, which the Labour government repealed in 2003. David Cameron, the Tory leader, apologized for the law at a gay-pride event last June. In October, the Conservatives even organized an official "gay night" at their annual party conference. Among gay activists, debate still rages over whether leaders who have not gone public with their sexuality should do so. Girard, the deputy mayor of Paris, knows several elected officials who keep their sexuality private. "By not accepting their homosexuality publicly, closeted politicians are holding back progress," he says. So long...
...Kindle has been getting the most attention among e-readers, but that's partly because it hasn't had much credible competition beyond the Sony Reader. Until now, that is: enter the Nook, from Barnes & Noble. Unlike the Sony Reader, the Nook arrives with a large bookselling infrastructure already in place around it. Like the Kindle, it costs...
...West. It's also under more pressure from fellow Muslims. Across the greater Middle East, notes Jenkins, governments that once took a passive, or even indulgent, view of al-Qaeda have been frightened into action by jihadist attacks on their soil. Al-Qaeda's butchery has wrecked its image among ordinary Muslims. After jihadists bombed a wedding in Amman in 2005, the percentage of Jordanians who said they trusted bin Laden to "do the right thing" dropped from 25% to less than 1%. In Pakistan, the site of repeated attacks, support for al-Qaeda fell from...
...despite the high volume of repossessed properties - the Inland region has the sixth highest concentration of foreclosures in the nation, according to the listing service RealtyTrac - house hunting here is an exercise in frustration. Banks have been slow to put properties on the market, sparking bidding wars among buyers. Overwhelmingly, the winners of these clashes are investors, who have been snapping up homes with high all-cash offers. "For the home seller, cash is king," says Yun. "First-time buyers are at a disadvantage...