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...seen as an alternative to American power. Like his hero Charles de Gaulle before him, Chirac is not afraid to stand up to the States, whether on Iraq, the Kyoto treaty, trade or defense. When he gets slapped down, he barely seems to notice. He believes France is a "beacon," as he puts it, that offers the world a consensual, socially-aware model of governance at odds with what he views as the unilateral American approach. And within the E.U., Chirac wants to make sure that France retains its pre-eminence alongside Germany as one of the Union...
...biggest issue is breaking the stranglehold of big money and getting Beacon Hill back to work for the people of Massachusetts,” she says...
...Romney-sponsored ad portrays O’Brien, the current state treasurer, as a sleeping “watchdog,” unaware of special interests and Beacon Hill politicians filching the treasury...
...Like a beacon of light shining from the center of Harvard Yard, John Harvard’s left foot entices all sorts of people, from international tourists in search of good luck to reveling students in search of a place to relieve themselves. Because of the latter, one is inclined to pity the former. But does anyone truly know exactly what those tourists’ poor, unsuspecting hands are touching? Is it Harvardian urine or just plain metal? Armed with state-of-the-art swabbing technology and chemistry tutor Stephen J. Haggarty, FM put on its mad-scientist...
Massachusetts is facing budget, health and education problems at the same time that economic stagnation has caused tax revenues to drop. Though Republican Mitt Romney has trumpeted the fact that he is a “nonpolitician,” the state needs someone on Beacon Hill who has experience in government and can make effective public policy. O’Brien, with eight years of service in the state legislature and four more as treasurer, will undoubtedly be able to implement her sensible recommendations...