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...climate that encourages companies to put down roots. "Every time we lose a corporate headquarters, it makes it harder for us to get a new corporate headquarters," says Al Petrie, a New Orleans investor and media relations consultant who has extensive ties with the energy industry. Katrina's chaotic aftermath and slow recovery are "forcing people to make a decision right now," he says. "They're saying, 'okay, if the infrastructure of the city is not going to be there, what's the quality of life for my employees going to be?' That's the reason the Chevrons...
...Michael Howard, the former Conservative leader and Home Secretary from 1993 until Blair's 1997 election victory, says that quiet efficiency is really all that's required of Smith in the aftermath of the attacks. "You try not to get in the way, you try to make sure everything is coordinated, and you talk to the public in a calm and authoritative way. The difficulty comes in pitching legislation right, in getting the right balance between civil liberties and the proper protection of the public," he says. The Brown government has indicated that it will not rush new antiterror legislation...
...Michael Howard, the former Conservative leader and Home Secretary from 1993 until Blair's 1997 election victory, says that quiet efficiency is really all that's required of Smith in the aftermath of the attacks. "You try not to get in the way, you try to make sure everything is coordinated, and you talk to the public in a calm and authoritative way. The difficulty comes in pitching legislation right, in getting the right balance between civil liberties and the proper protection of the public," he says. The Brown government has indicated that it will not rush new antiterror legislation...
...That's mainstream thinking among American historians, but in Japan, where the bombings' horrific aftermath is an integral part of its postwar identity, Kyuma had just talked himself out of a job. He was swiftly vilified by all parts of the political spectrum, including fellow Cabinet members, for appearing to suggest that the atomic bombings could be viewed as historically justifiable, and not solely, as Japanese are taught, as an unforgivable war crime. Kyuma had touched the third rail of Japanese politics, incurring the wrath of the influential A-bomb victims' groups. Though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe briefly supported...
Criticized for its lack of pedestrian safety in the aftermath of Palmer-Sherman's death, the restaurant has since led a relatively low-key existence until the recent incident...