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...cases, investigations were opened but no prosecutions resulted; dismissals in two are being appealed. Russia has acknowledged the deaths and damage, but asserts it acted legally under the Law on Suppression of Terrorism. Can Russia be brought to book if the court rules in the Chechens' favor? "This is a serious and generally effective process," says Bill Bowring, a British lawyer who worked on the lawsuits and is involved in about 15 others for Chechens. If the Russians were ordered to provide compensation, European foreign ministers would urge Russia to reform its laws to prevent future violations. Bowring is coordinator...
This is meant to seem admirable. And it is, in a way, I suppose. Before Bush, leadership had fallen out of favor as a political strategy. Followship was all the rage: follow the polls, follow the focus groups, follow your consultants. "Leadership," wrote Dick Morris, the Iago of the Clinton era, "is a dynamic tension between where a politician thinks his country must go and where his voters want it to go." And guess who usually wins that tug-of-war? (Actually, it's neither the voters nor the politician; it's the consultant who massages the data and advises...
...more transparent today," says Sulkowicz. "An analyst may say, 'I'm choosing to remain silent to allow your thoughts to bubble up.' Analysts are much more up front. That never would have happened in Freud's day." Many analysts have even given up the beloved couch in favor of face-to-face conversation. "I don't know if that's gotten out to the general public," says Dr. Elio Frattaroli, a psychoanalyst who practices in Pennsylvania. "We made a lot of mistakes by being too much in our heads...
...allow him to cut income taxes by a third, lower some corporate rates, and boost spending on police and defense. But if he keeps his promises, it will be impossible for France to toe Brussels' line. In the past, Chirac has had a major economic force pulling in his favor - French consumers, whose spending could qualify as patriotic. It's a resilience not unique to France, though. Says Fitoussi: "What we're seeing in the O.E.C.D. economies is the stagnation and decline of investment. The only thing that's prevented U.S. and European economies from nose-diving has been...
...title indicates, "Ride Together" focuses less on the particular mysteries of David in favor of the more general family history which included him. So we get chapters about Paul's pranks at school, family poker games and the arrival of an elderly aunt. The warm-heartedness of the Karasik family (the parents became advocates for the mentally disabled) extends out of the page and pulls you in. In an age of broken families the Karasik's generous spirit can be quite moving. Still, it's David who sets the family apart, and when he disappears into the background the book...