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...matter how the talks turn out, the kind of bitter medicine the protocol prescribes, with the U.S. taking the biggest slug, did not go down well in Washington even before Bush arrived. In 1997 the Senate, which must ratify treaties, voted 95 to 0 that any global-warming pact that came before it must treat developed and developing countries equally. Such a repudiation is one more argument the Administration is using to pull the plug on Kyoto - though the Senate was probably driven by more than mere conscience. One of the 1997 resolution's sponsors was Democratic Senator Robert Byrd...
...food, the public athletic center, the e-mail program or the teaching fellows who do not speak English, those who look for fault will find it. (A good piece of future advice is to not room with such people—they are tiresome and bitter and have only one topic of conversation...
...Both characters are lost souls in a world that doesn’t seem to have room for them. Yet, by seeking comfort in one another’s presence, they eventually find hope in an otherwise dismal life. After much arguing between them, and after many bitter monologues, the two seem ready to accept the fact that although neither of them are perfect, they both need each other. The play ends on a relatively positive note as they both contemplate the wonder of the ocean, indicating a kind of baptism or re-birth...
...other paintings. “Memories of a Sacrifice” shows the skull of a ram over bound branches. The bright oranges and reds again obscure the underlying anxiety of the painting. Although the ram is given for sacrifice, the viewer is aware of Weil’s bitter confrontation—Can we really escape the ram’s fate in the face of God’s demands...
...bitter battle between the U.S. and Russia ended Thursday night when the U.S. space agency agreed to allow American millionaire Dennis Tito aboard the International Space Station next week, according to sources close to negotiations. NASA officials in Washington would neither confirm nor deny the move; however, NASA chief Daniel Goldin, in Cape Canaveral for the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on Thursday told reporters, "I expect before the launch of Mr. Tito, all the issues will be resolved." The response - he refused follow-up questions - would seem to indicate that Tito, who reportedly paid $20 million...