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...military because his wife wears a head scarf, said he plans to stand for the job again if the party is returned to power. "What we have done in the last five years speaks for itself," he says, noting, for example, his party's move for Turkey to adopt the European Union's body of law. "Is this an Eastern country's legal system? Is this Shari'a? No, it is the European laws! We are upgrading this country. We are the real reformers...
...that the region may declare independence unilaterally if the deadlock persists. "I don't expect any major unrest this summer", says Agron Bajrami, editor of Koha Ditore, a Pristina daily. But if there is no movement before expected elections this fall, "even the mainstream parties will be tempted to adopt extreme strategies." Then there could be more than just fireworks...
...None of the Chinese developers contacted by TIME for this story would agree to an interview. But real estate consultants and market observers say developers too frequently adopt a "build it and they will come" mind-set. Feasibility reports or market surveys are rare. Plans often stress sheer size over appropriate locations. "A lot of [China's] wealth remains concentrated in the metropolitan bases, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen," says Arthur Kroeber, director of the market-research firm Dragonomics. "But that doesn't mean that those areas can support an infinite number of malls...
...back toward the center - and few issues highlight that determination more than global warming. At the summit's close, Crist - who plans to install solar panels at the Governor's mansion in Tallahassee next week - will sign an executive order making Florida the latest of a dozen states to adopt California's stringent standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It requires 2009 model cars sold in Florida to cut those emissions by 25% and utilities to cut them to 1990 levels by 2025. "Look at Florida's enormous tourist industry - our economy is inextricably linked to our environment," Crist told...
...editor of the daily Koha Ditore acknowledged that frustration is growing. "I don't expect any major unrest this summer, " he said. But if elections are held as expected in November, and there is still no clear movement on the question, "even the mainstream parties will be tempted to adopt extreme strategies." Then it won't just be fireworks on display...