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...killings aren't the only news from Iraq. The U.S. has been making headway in restoring the country to normality. Power production recently surpassed the prewar average, more than 1,500 schools have been rehabilitated, and the din of construction fills the capital. Large swaths of the countryside are calm and cooperative. And the Administration won a diplomatic showdown with the U.N. Security Council last week when the council unanimously endorsed the U.S. plan for reconstructing Iraq--though the victory felt somewhat hollow when council members immediately declared they would not contribute men or money to the effort...
...audience [can’t] understand that 40 years ago, the world lived on the brink of nuclear destruction. We experienced 13 of the most dangerous days in the history of the world,” said Sorensen. “Kennedy stood cool and calm, and because of him, we’re still here to talk about...
...traditionalists, who dominate the Anglican churches in the Third World, are likely to break Communion with the liberals. A promised commission report in a year on how to handle gay issues appears unlikely to prevent a rift. - By Helen Gibson Oil on Troubled Waters BELGIUM The E.U. sought to calm U.S. fears that a planned European military force would undermine NATO. At the end of a two-day summit, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi...
While reaction to Edwards’ policy views was mixed, audience members praised his communication skills. Edwards, the first Democratic candidate to speak at Harvard, was applauded for his ability to remain cool and calm and for what several audience members called his “personable nature...
McBurney also possesses the skill of trash talking, another contradiction of his off-the-field, southern-bred calm. Once he gets on the field, McBurney “flips on the switch...