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...completely abnormal to be fired at the drop of a hat. It's true in France we have social benefits like almost nowhere else in the world, and it would be a shame to lose them. But at the same time, I think we just really like conflict in France. We always need these face-offs. Here, in the end, it's the one who screams the loudest who's right. Peter Andersen 29, adviser in the youth section, Danish Confederation of Trade Unions Why should employers be allowed to fire young people without a reason? More than anybody else...
...boardrooms and meetings with business groups, Humala is much more conciliatory, promising to respect private property, battle drug trafficking and push for equitable trade pacts with the U.S. and Europe. Indeed, he told TIME in a recent interview that "we are not going to get involved in an ideological conflict with the United States" and that the "new confrontation isn't left versus right, but the harmful effects of globalization being combated by nationalism...
...just have fun and celebrate Israel in a venue that is not focused on the conflict,” said Amy M. Zelcer ’07, president of Harvard Students for Israel (HSI), which organized the event...
...Until now, the Bush administration and the Europeans have done their best to paper over the inherent conflicts in their respective positions. But that is fast becoming untenable: Security guarantees, after all, involve giving Tehran cast-iron promises that it will not be attacked and working to normalize relations with the regime, in order to remove any incentive it might have for creating a nuclear deterrent. The conflict in strategies was visible this week when administration officials rebuffed the suggestion by Germany, backed by Britain, that Washington hold direct talks with Tehran to break the nuclear deadlock...
...triumph of the single woman, the importance of long-lasting friendship and frank discussion of class conflict, Holofcener’s film borrows heavily from feminist playwright Wendy Wasserstein, especially the material of “The Heidi Chronicles,” “Uncommon Women,” and “Old Money.” The portrayal of the perplexing nature of female depression in “Friends with Money” seems to echo Michael Cunningham’s book and 2002 screenplay “The Hours.” At the same...