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...President Bush: he famously warned against "throwing white elephants and red herrings" and "upsetting the apple tart." Ahern dresses like a man of the people, too. U2 frontman Bono has lobbied him on Africa and professes "enormous respect" for his countryman, who has committed to reaching the U.N.'s aid target ahead of schedule. But that respect isn't immediately reflected in Bono's nickname for Ahern: "the anoraked one." Style icon or not, the Taoiseach cuts a dash internationally with his decisive role in Northern Ireland's peace process, which, he says, has "turned a corner" toward permanency. Despite...
...which may seem particularly welcome to voters wary of Sarkozy's daunting and sometimes disconcerting intensity. She will also need to ramp up her courtship of Bayrou's lieutenants, which has included a promise to assign ministerial posts to prospective allies from the UDF if it comes to her aid against Sarkozy. Many elected officials from the udf are open to persuasion by their historical allies on the right. But Bayrou's voters are another story: polls suggest Royal could attract almost half of them, while Sarkozy is the remaining choice for only a quarter. Yet some of them...
...more hours across scorched mountains and rocky desert, and we are in Iriba, the logistics base in northeast Chad for six camps of refugees from Darfur. Aid workers there tell me that as horrific as the suffering in Darfur is today, it is almost surely going to get worse. "The water is going. The firewood is gone. The land has lost its ability to regenerate," says Palouma Ponlibae, an agriculture and natural-resources officer for the relief agency CARE. "The refugees are going to have to move. There's going to be nothing here to sustain life...
...headlines have, in recent months, popped up with shocking regularity. First it was financial aid officers getting perks from student loan companies. Then top college and federal officials had profited handsomely after receiving stock in companies they monitored or suggested to students. Now everything related to the college loan industry seems suspect, from the loan workshops many students are forced to attend when they graduate—which are often lender-run marketing sessions in disguise—to activities bordering on outright bribery. New York is even suing one university. The rapidly expanding student loan crisis has, in short...
...various international watchdogs. The event was also scheduled to fall during the year of the 50th anniversary of Ghana’s independence from Britain. Panel members emphasized progress made in various countries, particularly in areas of GDP growth and democratization. They also called for further progress and international aid in science and technology, sustainable economic development, and political stability. “The critical impediment to sustained economic growth is in inadequate resources” said Mulu Ketsela, an executive director with the World Bank Group for 22 African countries. The discussion ranged from the influence of China...