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...Washington's power to implement President Bush's implied threat to render the UN irrelevant by simply ignoring it. And no matter how deep their differences with Washington, they'd rather see the U.S. remaining inside the international system than formally tossing it out to pursue a Pax Americana. Somewhere between those two impulses is a compromise, originating with France but with Russia showing signs of support, that involves passing a resolution toughening the terms of arms inspections (although still likely to fall well short of demanding that Iraq permit foreign troops to establish bases on its territory), but postponing...
...which apparently included many opportunities for frolicking on the beach. A federal judge ruled that the Miss America organization did not have to recognize Revels' claim to the tiara, and added he hoped his decision would preserve the reputation of the pageant, which he called "a significant part of Americana...
...prospect of a new Pax Americana in the Middle East generates little enthusiasm among Arab leaders across the political spectrum, however, and concern over their ability to manage the domestic political backlash against a U.S. attack on Iraq has prompted them to declare their opposition. Both Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and the Saudis have emphasized the need for progress on the Israeli-Palestinian front before any action on Iraq could even be considered. If Powell and the Old Guard prevail over the hawks in the battle for President Bush's ear, he is unlikely...
...food-industry expert at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. "If it tries to force the American doughnut down the throats of Europeans, it will fail." Stanton argues that Krispy Kreme should market its treats not merely as a fast food, but also as "getting a little bit of Americana." And while the local press in the U.S. eat up Krispy Kreme store-opening stories, European media may consider a new doughnut shop in town as something less than newsworthy. "In Europe they may not have people sleeping in the streets waiting for the stores to open," says Kathleen Heaney...
...Rogers' Hart phase should be the apprentice work, leading to the fullness of the Hammerstein years. Yet if you listen with alert ears and a clean-slate mind, you might think that the R&Ham songs had come first; for they are ripe with sentimental Americana, fashioned in long melodic lines for big, fluty voices, and grounded in the turn-of-the-century operetta form. They seem far more innocent, more remote from our day, than the R&Hart oeuvre...