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Thus, between the lines, even some of the blandest passages of the joint statement augur not imminent accord but protracted discord, and not just between Moscow and Washington but within the Administration as well. Resolving those disputes will take time, probably a long time, and that may be where the summit turns out to have helped most. As Georgi Arbatov, the Soviet Union's best-known Americanologist, put it, "The meeting has improved the possibility that there might be real breakthroughs achieved later...
Nobody said it was going to be easy. The controversial Anglo-Irish accord, signed two weeks ago by Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Garret FitzGerald, gave the Dublin government a limited voice in the affairs of the British province of Northern Ireland for the first time. Last week, though the agreement had received solid support in both the British and Irish parliaments, it was harshly attacked by extremists on both sides...
...Sonata offers a lower-priced alternative to Toyota's Camry or Honda's Accord, Hyundai's sales reached 419,000 cars last year, up 360% since 1998. In Europe, sales spurted 21% in 2004. In India, Hyundai's 17% share of the passenger-car market made it the largest foreign automaker in 2004 and the second biggest car company overall behind Maruti, a Suzuki subsidiary. Hyundai is beating competitors by modifying its small cars with ingenious features designed for Indian customers, like elevated rooflines to provide more headroom for turban-wearing motorists...
...coming months, Mandelson will certainly need all the political skills he can muster. The World Trade Organization ( wto) is trying to prod the world's trade ministers into a new multilateral accord. Trade experts say the prospects for a deal are looking better because of progress on one of the big stumbling blocks: U.S. and E.U. subsidies to their sugar growers, which distort world market prices. But French officials are nervous about the wto and some are deeply suspicious of Mandelson, viewing him as Blair's man in Brussels. That could make it hard for him to persuade Chirac...
...straight people? If you're straight, ask yourself when you chose to be straight. You are what you are; there's no choice involved. Carl Bechdel Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Is Membership Worth It? The accession talks between European Union officials and Turkish negotiators have created more tension than accord [May 23]. While it is understandable that Turkey would want to join the E.U. for the economic benefits, it seems obvious that the country may have to sacrifice a big chunk of its unique national identity. In this classic East-meets-West scenario, a power struggle has ensued, with...