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...told TIME. "[They] do not seem to be consistent with the strong position taken by the President." She added that she found it "surprising" that Rumsfeld would be trying to weaken the NID or delay reform entirely. Or not so surprising--considering that Rumsfeld's department could lose clout and money in the restructuring. Pentagon spokesman Larry DiRita insists that Rumsfeld supports reform but wants to ensure that U.S. soldiers aren't shortchanged in the overhaul. --By Timothy J. Burger
...Security Council referral agree that an isolated Tehran might simply end cooperation with U.N. inspections altogether. A U.S. State Department official said that the Security Council would likely only require Iran to suspend its enrichment activities, much as the IAEA has already done, but with a little more clout. - By Andrew Purvis and Nahid Siamdoust Toxic Politics UKRAINE A criminal inquiry and a parliamentary commission will investigate claims by opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko that he was poisoned. Yushchenko, who is in a close race with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych for elections on Oct. 31, became ill on Sept...
Whether or not they share his philosophy, the vast majority of American fashion designers seem to share Scaasi's restraint. This fall a crush of actors and musicians is employing every shred of their public clout to sway voters toward a particular candidate, risking as much criticism as praise. Though silence on topics outside one's immediate purview is no doubt appreciated in many quarters, the closest a prominent U.S. designer is likely to get to such activism is to dress a Dixie Chick. Like other artists, designers must constantly monitor and process the public mood to create a relevant...
...surprise. It's an unveiling of 19th century London through the eyes of the indomitable social climber Becky Sharp, who starts life in poverty but uses her beauty and cunning to rise in status. The film, which opens this week, is being marketed mostly on the box-office clout of its star, Reese Witherspoon. But Nair's hand creates the movie's personality: she fills the film with vibrant costumes and boisterous energy. "Early 19th century London was filthy and cacophonous; it had coal and pigs and s___ on the street," says Nair. "That city we never see onscreen; everything...
...Jeff won the city of St. Louis without a single ward endorsement. In five wards, independent Democratic machines endorse candidates in opposition to the dominant ward organization. Jeff didn’t get any of those endorsements either. In a city where organized labor still retains much of the clout of its heyday, Jeff didn’t get a single union endorsement. The local paper, which has a monopoly on political coverage, endorsed another candidate. So did the African-American paper. Jeff had almost no support among the city’s powerful elected officials. For most St. Louis...