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One of the few victories of South African President Thabo Mbeki's year-long backroom mediation between Robert Mugabe's regime and the opposition in Zimbabwe was an agreement that election results be posted outside polling stations. It was that concession to transparency by the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union...
Lam's apartment overlooks what expats somewhat offensively dub the "French Concession" - the old colonial name for the Luwan and Xuhui districts - although the almost exclusively white, champagne-sipping crowd certainly had something of a colonial air about it. The celebrity quota included actresses Melissa George, Jennifer Jason Leigh, January...
But Putin may have a compromise up his sleeve: If Russia's priority is to avoid Ukraine and Georgia being drawn into the NATO fold, a concession on the missile defense system may be part of the quid pro quo envisaged by the Russian president.
A slew of bloggers and columnists from media outlets have said the move is discriminatory, puts minority interests ahead of the majority, and could be seen as a “dangerous” concession to Islam. Linda Valdez, a columnist for The Arizona Republic, called the policy an infringement...
And, golly, what a job he has done. His concession to John McCain Tuesday night capped off a remarkable year-long odyssey that took the nation and Iowa by storm, defied the expectations of his critics and, ultimately, help set the stage for McCain's nomination. "We started this effort...