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Bush’s very public pro-democracy stance on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union is not likely to win friends in Moscow, where, last month, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that President Putin had become too powerful and ought to respect democracy. It does, however, demonstrate great apparent consistency in the president’s foreign policy. It seems that George W. Bush might actually be genuinely committed to spreading democracy to those corners of the world in which it is foreign. In that effort, Bush has shown himself ready to break the informal rules...
...iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder "The only Kerala dish without curry leaves is boiled rice," jokes chef John Samuel, tossing spices into a bubbling pot of coconut and cashew curry. Bright and aromatic, southern Indian cooking is a revelation to palates dulled by ghee-laden northern Indian dishes. And nowhere does this explosion of flavors converge better than in the southwestern state of Kerala...
...first three days of the trip fussing with America's more complex relationship with Russia. Before the President's arrival in Moscow to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov complained in a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the President's visits to Latvia and Georgia unnecessarily interfered in Moscow's historic zone of influence. Bush didn't appear to change his script to answer the complaints. Throughout the trip, he tried to balance his enthusiasm for the freedoms and sovereignty of the former Soviet republics with respect...
...Moscow visit, both sides were working hard to show how well everyone was getting along. Rice and Lavrov held a joint press conference to put that letter writing business behind them. The two presidents embraced and smiled broadly as they greeted each other at the Russian presidential residence, then took a joy ride in Putin's Volga, a vintage 1956 Soviet automobile...
...Washington has reversed course again now that Chalabi has wheeled and dealed himself into one of three Deputy Prime Minister positions in Iraq. The day after Rice dialed him, an Administration official says, Vice President Dick Cheney phoned to congratulate Chalabi (and placed a similar call to another Deputy Prime Minister). U.S. officials have taken no action in the probe into Chalabi's dealings with Iran. And they argue that he will play a vital role in Iraq's fledgling democracy after he brought together disparate Shi'ite parties to make the January elections a success...