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...like that of an overwhelming majority of her compatriots, is no endorsement of the status quo. Everybody wants a France that is more economically dynamic, less afraid of the future, more confident in the face of the challenges of globalization. The discussion of how to get there is the main stuff of the short campaign ahead. For Sarkozy, the answer is a more forceful hand in immigration and policing coupled with a new flexibility in the labor market. For Royal, the answer lies in a plethora of government programs that would strengthen the role of the state and reinforce social...
Arriving at the Caribbean island of Nevis, ship's carpenters built a gallows to hang Smith for insubordination. He was spared by the group's commander, Captain Christopher Newport, a career privateer who had lost an arm pirating booty on the Spanish Main and reckoned the colonists would need every fighting man they had once they got to Virginia. Sure enough, two weeks after they settled at Jamestown, 200 Indians attacked. Cannon fire dispersed the war party, but the skirmish served notice that the settlers were not welcome on the rich riverside tracts Native Americans first roamed some...
...York Times reporter Adam Nagourney accused the candidate of intentionally misleading the media about his Gonzales statement. McCain repeated his assertion that he thought the Gonzales news, which surfaced around 6 p.m. yesterday, would not get out until King was broadcast at 9 p.m., and, further, "I wanted the main stories yesterday to be about my announcement." Nagourney responded that McCain could "say whatever you want, but ... some of us walked away from that feeling a little misled." McCain snapped, "I'm sorry if your tender feelings were bruised...
...other countries. Of course, there are problems - I myself am an expatriate - but the article's generalizations and overall spirit were biased. You had better investigate the extreme-right speeches of the conservatives' idol, Nicolas Sarkozy, instead of presenting him as a center-right guy. He is France's main problem. There are many French like me who will never go back if he is elected President. Romain Koszul, Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS...
...abortionists so down in the dumps? Their main complaint is that the law does not contain a general exception for the health of the mother. Several experts have testified, though, that IDX never provides health advantages over...