Word: closers
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...people abroad, Obama's greatest achievement is casting off the paranoia of the Bush-Cheney era. Opening up to Iran and Syria, getting closer to Turkey and dissociating the war on terror from the vast Muslim world are good signs. The test as always will be Israel and Palestine - and his window of opportunity may be no wider than the next 100 days. Will he define his vision of the two-state solution as compared to that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman of Israel: more settlements, cantonization and no control over water rights or travel...
...nearby gorge, which Ma compares to the Grand Canyon. The diplomats chat about the local hotels and scenic spots for a few moments, but then quickly shift the conversation to what is really on everyone's mind: Taiwan's rapidly warming relations with China. (Read "China and Taiwan Draw Closer, Amid Protests...
...Stephanie Sandler, the chair of the Slavic Department, said that she is concerned that “reshaping” might mean merging smaller departments, which would come at the cost of “closer relationships with students, smaller classes, a greater sense of cohesion among faculty, and shared intellectual projects...
...uses to maintain influence in its so-called near abroad," says Valeriy Chaly, director of international programs at the Razumkov Center think tank in Kiev, referring to the former Soviet bloc countries. "History can be used to create a political nation. It's an important process that brings Ukraine closer to Europe. But Russia wants to stop, or at least control, this process." (See pictures of rich Russians...
...junkies have looked on in horror over the past few months as America's most august papers slashed staffs and in some cases morphed into exclusively online entities to weather the worst financial storm the industry has ever seen. On Thursday, however, some of that U.S. media pain hit closer to home, as French readers of the left-leaning Libération popped into newsstands to find their favorite daily nowhere to be found. The reason: managers of the financially troubled Libé decided not to publish on Ascension and five other national holidays throughout the year. It was hardly...