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...down to a freshly made, aromatic Burgundy beef stew, of course--unless they're in the mood for chicken Tetrazzini or black-bean soup with ham. "Mmmm. It smells great," announces Sarah to no one in particular, as she savors the steaming stew. The sumptuous dinner was the creation of the family's personal chef, Anne Hayward, 55, who left hours ago. The only evidence of her efforts is the tantalizing aromas lingering in the kitchen and the three weeks' worth of meals freshly stocked in the refrigerator and freezer...
...know that the continent is rife with corruption and that most foreign aid does little to enrich the life of the average African. Debt relief is a noble idea, but until Africa can rid itself of corrupt autocrats, it will probably be just another way for those leaders to beef up their fat Swiss bank accounts. MOLLY LEUSCHEL St. Albans...
...Russians call the chicken drumsticks that have been a popular U.S. product in Russia since the first Bush Administration. As the White House moved toward imposing tariffs on foreign steel in early March, Russia revoked licenses to import U.S. poultry and made the ban effective March 10. Its official beef? Antibiotics and additives used by U.S. poultry farmers may be O.K. for Americans but are too foul for Russians. More likely, the blow to the U.S. poultry industry's $600 million annual sales to Russia is in retaliation for the 30% tariff on worldwide steel exports to the U.S. Russia...
Would that it were that simple. Like others of his ilk, notably Austrian Jörg Haider, Fortuyn has surely profited from a sense of public frustration over the cozy consensus among established Dutch political parties. He has played incessantly on distrust of Muslims, and his promises to beef up police evidently appeals to urban dwellers who feel unsafe on their own streets. "Everyone in my local pub voted for him, because there is a small gang of Moroccan kids that terrorize the neighborhood," says Cathy Brouwer, a human-resources worker in Rotterdam. "They somehow think Fortuyn is the answer...
...Europe, Russia, China and the Pacific Rim, pointing up the three-year term of the program, the review planned for the 18-month mark - and the fact that the tariffs decline each year over the life of the plan. Tell the EU to go ahead and take their beef to the WTO if they want - even the smallest cases take a year and enforcing them takes two - and to be patient...