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...France, Belgium and Germany, deeply mistrusted by Washington because of its potential to compete with nato. Blair delivered a compromise that satisfied France and Germany, and the rest of Europe followed. The Big Three also pulled together, outside the E.U.'s foreign-policy machine, to get Iran to accept enhanced nuclear inspections. After seeing Schröder for a warm-up meeting last week, Blair said it made sense to "resolve [issues] not simply always operating at 25 [countries] but also trying to work at them amongst ourselves...
...still smarting over the laxity shown when France and Germany violated the Stability and Growth Pact last year, after many of them had to endure painful budget cuts and pay fines for similar failings. Last week, Portuguese Prime Minister José Manuel Dur?o Barroso said, "We do not accept that two or three countries should make the decisions and then serve us up the meal." So in focusing on the E.U.'s litany of economic woes - underfunded state pensions, low productivity, slow growth, high unemployment - this week's summit will intrude upon sensitive territory for the smaller states. The Gang...
When asked if he would accept the deanship, Ellwood declined to comment...
Walt declined to comment on whether, if offered, he would accept the post...
...Jackson-Timberlake performance might have continued this tradition as a confident interracial performance, and one that further tweaked pop cultural norms by asking its audience to accept the pairing of a younger man with a significantly older woman. At last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, Chris Rock justifiably mocked Timberlake’s use of “black” fashion and speech to build musical credibility; in a twist, now it was the 37-year-old Jackson who was using her performance with the 22 year old to make herself cool by association. And unlike...