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...example, when Barack Obama arrives in Europe next week for key summits in London and Prague, who will be there to greet him on behalf of the E.U.? And what happens to negotiations on pressing E.U. issues, everything from reforming Europe's financial markets and clamping down on tax havens to climate change pledges and immigration rules? (See pictures of the world reacting to Obama...
...Storm will greet its host from Cambridge with a fast-paced, transition-oriented attack. The squad uses a stifling press to force and convert off of turnovers. It boasts three scorers in double figures, led by senior guard Monique McLean and her 17.3 points per game. Freshman forward Da’Shena Stevens, the Big East Rookie of the Year, checks in with 11.7 points and a team-leading 6.5 rebounds—she’ll have the attention of the Crimson’s frontcourt corps...
...while it's unfair to compare Bolano to Vladimir Nabokov - the author of Lolita, one of the English language's greatest novels - it is fair to say that a similar response will greet the publication of Nabokov's The Original of Laura, should it come out this November as expected. The problem is that Nabokov never wanted the book to be released in the first place; in his will, he'd instructed his son and executor Dmitri to destroy the manuscript. Dmitiri does not seem to be inclined to obey, setting off a debate over which is more important...
Clinton's trip is mainly a meet and greet, a chance to get to know some of the major players in the 27-member E.U. and the 26-strong NATO. But she will undoubtedly use the occasion to soothe sensitivities and reassure her hosts that the U.S. still considers Europe a vital ally in all manner of foreign policy challenges. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Clinton's arrival on Thursday was widely welcomed. "We can assume there will be a new breeze going through NATO and a new mood of cooperation," he said. "We will need that because...
...brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss [1 Corinthians 16:20]," Raphael quotes a priest as telling her, after she confronted him with allegations that "he kissed almost everyone who went for one-on-one meetings." In other episodes, she tells of a coerced lesbian encounter, being forced to strip in front of a naked priest who then masturbated and being accused of mental instability after she complained to her superiors. (See pictures of young nuns in the U.S. who have taken their vows...