Word: americanizing
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...Detroit needs a marshall plan. A directive should be given to a group of architects and environmentalists to resurrect the city. Detroit's recovery would also provide a model for other American cities. Charlotte Fauth, Indian Wells, Calif...
...adviser on agriculture and rural development at the World Bank in Washington. In a July report, a committee of British parliamentarians called on their government to invest in agricultural research and encourage local farmers to grow more fruit and other produce. The U.S., which traditionally provisioned food aid from American grain surpluses to help needy nations, is moving toward investing in farm sectors around the globe to boost productivity. "If we can help countries become more productive for themselves, then they will be in a better position to feed their own people," U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said...
...trial has already provided drama. "I am here because of the decision of one man and the obsession of one man: Nicolas Sarkozy," Villepin declared, with the type of flair and indignant passion that he used to irk American officials when, as French Foreign Minister, he floridly denounced U.S. plans to invade Iraq. By way of retort, Sarkozy created an uproar on a nationally televised interview by referring to the defendants in the case as "guilty," ignoring the presumption of innocence central to France's legal system. The people responsible for the smear, Sarkozy said earlier, should "hang...
Detroit needs a Marshall Plan. A directive should be given to a group of architects and environmentalists to resurrect the city. Detroit's recovery would also provide a model for other American cities. Charlotte Fauth, INDIAN WELLS, CALIF...
...dominates it: Seth MacFarlane, the writer - producer - voice actor who calls the toons on three of the four shows. It's a turnaround for MacFarlane; Fox canceled his Family Guy in 2002, then brought it back after it proved hugely popular on DVD. In 2005, Fox added MacFarlane's American Dad, a war-on-terrorism-era CIA spoof. This fall came The Cleveland Show, TV's unlikeliest spin-off since The Ropers, focused on Family Guy bit character Cleveland Brown. For 90 minutes a week, MacFarlane has the loudest megaphone on TV. Is he saying anything with...