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Hoping to repeat his shock 2002 election performance in which he made it to a runoff with President Jacques Chirac, Jean-Marie Le Pen has undergone a major image makeover. Guided by his youngest daughter and campaign strategist, Marine, the leader of the far-right National Front uses softer language to sell more inclusive policies. Although he's currently polling around 13%, French analysts warn that similarly low numbers had preceded his 2002 shock second-place finish. Marine Le Pen discussed her father's evolution and prospects with TIME's Bruce Crumley...
...outspoken standup star takes a softer turn in his new movie, I Think I Love My Wife. But that doesn't mean he has mellowed. Chris Rock will now take your questions...
...State Condoleezza Rice has authorized the U.S. embassy in Damascus to talk with Syrian officials as long as their discussions are limited to the refugee crisis. Syrian officials say their willingness to take in so many refugees has helped stabilize the region. Now they want something in return: a softer U.S. line on Syrian involvement in Lebanon and more pressure on Israel to give back occupied land in the Golan Heights. "One million refugees is a huge number," says Redwan Ziadeh, director of the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies. "It is a card that Syria can play with...
...plays a strong and clever Susanna, adding character, humor, and vocal talent to the opera. True to his character’s name, Onstad expresses the Count’s jealousy, rashness, and “alma viva” perfectly, while also revealing a softer side. Melinda N. Biocchi ’08 adds humor to the opera in a memorable portrayal of Cherubino, the Count’s page.Not only do the players act and sing well individually, but they also interact nicely to bring out the humor in the script. In one fast-paced exchange of wits...
...favorite career years in Chicago and now live in Miami, where this past week I could watch the Interstate 65 complexes of superiority and inferiority play out on South Beach. Bears fans were the in-your-face, we're-a-real-city crowd whenever they spotted the softer, royal blue clusters of Colts backers. I even heard one Chicagoan hurl the "redneck" epithet. (Miamians, meanwhile, just got a good laugh watching pale, overweight Midwesterners trying to swagger on Ocean Drive...