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...Franklin realized that appealing to a calculus of power was only part of the equation. So even as he catered to France's calculation of her national interest, he also played the rousing chords of America's exceptionalism, the sense that America stands apart from the rest of the world because of its virtuous nature and ideals. Both the hard power that came from its strategic might and the soft power that flowed from the appeal of its liberty and democracy would, he realized, be equally important in assuring its influence...
...political agenda is testament to the shrewdness of the man now acknowledged as one of the country's canniest operators. Vajpayee has played up the image of himself as grandfatherly thinker and poet, and in India the idea of the wise elder, the guru, has a mystique and appeal that cuts across political lines. For Vajpayee, it enables a regal rise above India's noisy democracy. Last year, with his rightist rivals ascendant, Vajpayee more or less retired from public view. But after the fundamentalists reached their high-tide mark last December with the re-election of the ultra-hard...
...Cambodian Prime Minister, responding to a U.N. appeal that he quit smoking
...European clients - especially Brits - are helping pick up the slack. WeddingItaly coordinator Laura Frappa says that the Americans who form the bulk of her company's business have been deterred more by the weak exchange rate than by fears of terrorism or anti-Americanism. Part of the appeal of a destination wedding is that it can actually save money. In a report last year on weddings abroad, the U.K. consumer analysis firm Mintel estimated that the typical wedding abroad costs €7,200 - the average bill for a wedding in the U.K. is €20,210. Most ceremonies WeddingItaly arranges...
...floor. The two other Americans and I decided that we couldn’t resist dancing to the familiar music. After recognizing the trade-off between the good music on the American floor and the cute guys on the Spanish floor, I briefly returned to the latter, although the appeal quickly wore off and left me longing for something (and someone) American...