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Arguably the most talented U.S. roster since the days of Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley, the U.S. will depend on its professionals and its college all-stars like Akpan to lift the team to the upper echelon of global soccer prestige...
...trouble is that Cambodia does not have to depend only on Western donors to help it patch together its economy and government. There is China. Unlike other foreign governments, China puts few strings on its aid, and its generosity in doling out funds for the Cambodian government now rivals Western munificence. Last year, Hun Sen publicly praised Cambodia's "most trustworthy friend" China for its pledge of $600 million in aid and loans; this month, the Cambodian Prime Minister went on to thank the Communist giant for giving money without "order[ing] us to do this or that" - presumably...
...nervous as can be," Kevin Curtis, legislative director for the Pew Campaign for Fuel Efficiency, said of the votes on renewable energy, fuel efficiency and coal-powered gasoline. "The thumbs-up/thumbs-down decision really does depend on the next votes." If the votes don't go their way, Curtis added, "there's really not much left in the bill to support...
...Nielsen ratings, falling victim to the cheaper, more popular talent contests and reality shows. Movies have stepped into that gap. There's a connection with TV, of course: nearly all of today's movie-comedy stars (Carell, Stiller, Ferrell) started on the small screen. The biggest hits also depend on two of the oldest, most productive Hollywood combustions: first between script and star, then between star and audience...
...solution. The U.S. doesn't have the power or credibility to design and enforce rules for how other nations should handle public health, weapons proliferation, the environment or almost anything else without other big countries on board. The U.S.'s efforts to help weak states will largely depend on how well we cooperate with strong ones...