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...stereotypes that often complicate relations. "One of the wonderful things about President Sarkozy's presidency has been that he's broken, he shattered, many of those stereotypes," Obama said of U.S. perceptions of Europeans who "don't want to get their hands dirty." Conversely, Obama noted, Europeans often defer to America in dire situations only to criticize their powerful ally once it has taken action. "I think for too long ... Europeans, I think, have seen Americans just as unilateral and militaristic and have tended to forget the extraordinary sacrifices that U.S. military but also U.S. taxpayers have made in helping...
...Such measures may not be enough to satisfy InBev's cost-cutting demands. What's clear is that Budweiser, "The King of Beers," will have to defer to new masters who have so far manifested little deference to any royal reputation...
...company's engineering and capital spending are also being cut, freezing development of new trucks and SUVs. Marketing budgets will also be trimmed, including as yet unspecified support for motorsports such as NASCAR. GM is also planning to defer a $1.7 billion payment to the special trust created last year to cover the cost of health care for retired blue-collar workers; it would also expedite the shutdown of four truck plants originally announced at the company's annual meeting in June. GM plans to raise another $4 billion to $7 billion by selling off assets like its Hummer brand...
...Mandela is comfortable with contradiction. As a politician, he was a pragmatist who saw the world as infinitely nuanced. Much of this, I believe, came from living as a black man under an apartheid system that offered a daily regimen of excruciating and debilitating moral choices: Do I defer to the white boss to get the job I want and avoid a punishment? Do I carry my pass...
...defer to Hayden on Saudi Arabia, but when it comes to Iraq, Hayden betrayed his belief in the neo-con lie that Iraq was one of al-Qaeda's bases before the 2003 invasion and still is today. Can no one drive a stake into a lie that suckered us into a war we didn't need? Probably...