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...Jackson arrived on stage nearly an hour and a half late (London's rush-hour traffic was reportedly the reason) and spoke for just over three minutes. "I'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. This is the final curtain call...
...European Union dismissed a Hungarian-led request from nine hard-hit East European countries for a $240 billion economic bailout, saying that blanket spending would be ill-advised owing to each nation's unique financial outlook. Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany insisted that without funds, a 'new Iron Curtain' would divide Europe...
...sense of irony. The sentiment was on show even as the old system of central control began to unravel and democracy and capitalism rushed in. The summer and fall of 1989 were full of passionate protestors and revolutionary honesty. But the millions of people who ripped open the Iron Curtain generally did so with an eyebrow cocked at what was replacing their decayed regimes. In the street markets of Warsaw and Prague in those early years of freedom, the symbols of communism - badges, pins, posters - were sold off, their proceeds helping folk survive in the wild and freewheeling free market...
...billion in aid for Eastern members hardest hit by the crisis, and fast-track membership to the eurozone, the club of nations that uses Europe's common currency. Without help, Gyurcsány says, there is likely to be social and political unrest and a new economic Iron Curtain across Europe...
...settle into the stately main theme. In the military march, accented with crisp dotted rhythms and a precise backdrop of octaves, Lang brought out Chopin’s desire to incite Polish patriotism, though the pianist adopted a much faster tempo than is customary.In appreciation for the double curtain calls after every piece and the standing ovation at the end of the recital, Lang played Chopin’s delightful Etude, Opus 10, No. 3 as an encore. Again, the tempo was alarmingly fast at times and may have been objectionable to some sticklers to the classical tradition, but Lang?...