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Last week Ohio brought the two-thirds count a little closer when it became the 17th state to pass a seat-belt bill. On New Year's Day, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Mexico and California had all snapped in, bringing to 13 the number of states now requiring motorists to buckle up or pay fines of as much as $50. By mid-1987, when Louisiana, Indiana and Oklahoma will have joined the list, nearly 58% of the U.S. will be covered. Experts question the long-term effectiveness of such laws, however, pointing out that compliance wanes rapidly. While...
...become. But Mandelson is also notoriously Machiavellian and polarizing, well-known for using anonymous briefings to favored journalists to advance himself and trash his enemies. He can be quite taken with his own grandeur. Says a longtime associate: "I always thought he would have made a good Cardinal in 17th century France. He enjoys those European politics of powerful individuals gliding around, not having to worry about elections." Twice, Mandelson had to resign from Blair's government because of perceptions that he traded favors and influence with major Labour Party donors, although he was formally cleared in 2001 of using...
...Italian Environment Foundation (FAI), the vertical garden (there's actually no villa) offers one of the most romantic walks in Europe. It winds through luxuriant wooded paths, natural grottoes and ancient ruins, and leads to a spectacular 120-m waterfall. The landscape, featuring 2nd century B.C. architecture, inspired such 17th and 18th century artists as Nicolas Poussin and Jean-Honor? Fragonard, and became a must-see stop on the Grand Tour. Later, Villa Gregoriana was admired as much for its role in averting floods as for its natural beauty...
...Italian Environment Foundation (fai), the vertical garden (there's actually no villa) offers one of the most romantic walks in Europe. It winds through luxuriant wooded paths, natural grottoes and ancient ruins, and leads to a spectacular 120-m waterfall. The landscape, featuring 2nd century B.C. architecture, inspired such 17th and 18th century artists as Nicolas Poussin and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and became a must-see stop on the Grand Tour. Later, Villa Gregoriana was admired as much for its role in averting floods as for its natural beauty. The flood-prone Aniene River washed away a good part...
Last week, Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims traveled to Islamabad's Bari Imam shrine to commemorate the life of Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi, a 17th century Sufi saint?and repudiate the deadly sectarianism bedeviling Pakistan. Instead, Friday's gathering became a bloodbath when a terrorist blew himself up in a tent full of Shi'ite celebrants, killing at least 20 people...