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...protest at Libya's reaction to al-Megrahi's release, rather than a sign of a rift between Libya and the West. "This is a significant country with an unusual leader, who uses his wealth to conjure up influence in places like Africa," says Richard Dalton, who was Britian's ambassador to Libya until 2002 and is now a fellow at the London think tank Chatham House. For the West, he says, Gaddafi is "much better to work with than to shun. He's shown himself reliable on the important issues...
...rate, the kind who write for newspapers and pontificate on current affairs - interpret the award somewhat differently. News of the distinction has garnered headlines ranging from the quizzical ("Does Tony Blair Deserve a Medal?") to the declarative ("Blair's Medal of Dishonor"). "It is for services rendered," Clare Short, Britian's former Secretary of State for Development, told the Times of London. This is not meant as a compliment. Short criticized U.S. aid efforts in Afghanistan and resigned from Blair's Cabinet three months after the invasion of Iraq, which she had only reluctantly backed...
Person of the Week MEATY ISSUES As foot-and-mouth disease sweeps Britian, Prime Minister Tony Blair has a full plate of issues to chew over. Should he vaccinate herds rather than send them to slaughter? And should he delay May's general election?rather than send distracted voters to the polls...
...guitarist is upset Mick won't tour with the Stones. Keith had been practicing and was really planning to give it his all this time YAO MING The top Chinese player watches from his cramped dorm as shorter Olympic teammate Wang heads to the N.B.A. and decent housing EMINEM Britian's biggest toy retailer, Woolworths, pulls the rap star's doll from the shelves. The Flock of Seagulls playset is still widely available
Applicants must submit a research proposal that is connected with education in some way. Soysal's involved studying aspects of education including collective identification, in the Netherlands, France, Great Britian, and Germany...