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...ration headlined with Sarkozy's "French Kiss," while conservative rival Le Figaro noted "Sarkozy Hails Franco-American Friendship." Le Parisien similarly observed "Sarkozy Declares Love for the United States"; however, the newspaper acknowledged the remaining differences by beginning its story on his Washington triumph by using the notorious Bush boast "Mission Accomplished". Other French reports were more pointed on how Franco-American policy views often diverge beneath the new veneer of improved relations - something U.S media inadvertently noted. The Washington Post, for example, headlined "Sarkozy Backs Bush on Iran" - a notion that sounds good now, but which will become untenable...
...times,” he acknowledged. “I made a paddle save in the second period—that was definitely luck.” Richter’s early reliability between the pipes gives the Crimson a positive outlook. And even with plenty to boast about, Richter remains humble. “The guys bailed me out when I was [scrambling],” he said. “It was a good all-around effort...
...year marked by surprising displays of freshman athleticism, Harvard’s women’s tennis team may be the next in line to boast some headlines thanks to a youthful star. Following last season’s sixth-place Ivy League finish, the Crimson needs a breath of new life to restore the team to its previous dominant streak, when it won four consecutive league titles from...
...powerful Bentonville, Ark., headquarters and closer to the customers. It is developing snazzier and highly efficient store designs to entice existing customers to shop more broadly across the store rather than just for groceries and health- and beauty-care products. "We have enough customers," insists Scott, 57, who can boast that nearly 20 million Americans shop at a Wal-Mart every day. But while they're happily buying toys, toothpaste and tomatoes, they're walking right by the more expensive, more profitable nonfood lines--apparel and home dcor. Wal-Mart's grand strategy of becoming more fashionable has fizzled...
...Hanoi Fine Arts University, as the French-founded school is now known, spend an entire year sketching nude models, a rigorous exercise that has been abandoned at many Western art institutes. In all three countries, the emphasis on education means that even the most experimental artists tend to boast degrees from top art universities. "I don't think they taught me anything," says Akbar Padamsee, a leading Indian contemporary artist, of his art-school instructors in Mumbai. "But being surrounded by people who also wanted to be artists was important...