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...Garner plans to hold an important meeting in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss postwar political planning. And getting the Shiites on board is clearly the key challenge. But al-Hakim's group stayed away from the last such meeting, and may boycott this one, too. The reason cited by al-Hakim is that his group are not sure what the American agenda is, right now. Unfortunately, that uncertainty may be shared among the Americans themselves...
...Chirac's stance against the war in Iraq. "Our President is a man with a big heart, and everyone is against war. But France's position against America has been too hard, too cut-and-dried," Guigal says. "We've got to do something to make sure this popular boycott doesn't become a durable sentiment." So Guigal got on the tgv to Paris last week to meet with representatives from all of France's wine-growing regions, to talk about what can be done to turn the page on this nasty chapter in Franco-American relations. Louis-Fabrice Latour...
...believes that this is an affront to the memories of the revolutionary heroes and founding fathers that fought for freedom from the tyrannous British. Therefore, students of Harvard, rise up! Awaken the rebellious spirit of revolution sleeping within your own breasts! Boycott your classes and celebrate Patriot’s Day with one of FM’s recommendations...
...priority; the reborn firm recently won a test carried out by four U.S. agencies. L'OREAL: Even in difficult economic times, consumers still want to look fabulous. That's propelling the French cosmetics giant's sales - up 10.4% in the first three months of this year - despite American boycott calls. GENERALI: European insurers were crushed by falling stock markets and will be the first to benefit from an upturn. This Italian insurer could have two added bounces: it's better capitalized than many rivals and its messy ownership structure has just been simplified. LOSERS BAE: You might think defense contractors...
...stops, the driver ordered her to get up so a white passenger could sit down. Parks refused, and the police were called to take her to jail. Two hours after her arrest, she was released on $100 bail. By midnight, a plan had been hatched for a citywide bus boycott, which a young Baptist minister named Martin Luther King Jr. would later be elected to direct. The boycott lasted 381 days, until the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on buses was illegal; its success ignited the modern civil rights movement. "When I declined to give up my seat...