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...Arroyo, meanwhile, has embarked on a charm blitz to bolster support. Last week, she invited her allies in the Senate to dine at the palace, and threw a dinner for alumni of the classes of 1973-1978 of the Philippine Military Academy, which include some of the armed forces' most senior officers. Attendance was poor: according to someone who attended the dinner, Arroyo was disappointed. "Are they waiting," she asked, "for the next regime...
...French to roll up their sleeves and start producing in earnest. Paul Cardona Valletta, Malta Your article mentioned the 1789 French Revolution several times and noted that "it's ironic, maybe even quaint, that people on both sides of the constitutional debate should cite the French Revolution to bolster their case." You should have mentioned a key worry of many French citizens: the "democratic deficit," or the lack of democratic legitimacy of nonelected E.U. bodies, some of which have more authority than they merit. Françoise Blin Vers sur Selle, France The critical issues at stake during the debate...
...done enough. Eight state attorneys general recently petitioned the NRC to require more security. The standard for protecting nuclear plants "remains essentially what it was in the 1970s," said one of their filings, sent to the NRC by New York's Eliot Spitzer. The NRC needs to bolster security at power plants "to reflect the realities of 2005, beginning with an immediate recognition of what we all learned on September...
...continuing evolution of Summers’ political persona, the University president has lost the support of many of his unlikely right-wing allies, who have expressed displeasure with his recent support for a $50 million package to bolster the status of women and minorities at Harvard...
...recent weeks, the president’s $50 million initiative to bolster the status of women and minorities on campus has drawn further groans from the right side of the political spectrum...