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...Trotskyist parties garnering 11 percent of the vote. Jospin’s Socialists and Chirac’s Rally for the Republic Party ran extremely lackluster campaigns. However, all of these factors cannot explain how a man who in 1987 described the Holocaust as a “minor detail of history” could garner almost 17 percent of the vote in a country with as proud a liberal tradition as France...
...There are 223 episodes in the two series and the reviews have already reached episode 139. There are no video clips, but co-authors Angell and Eatock offer in-depth analysis, often up to 3,000 words on one 30-minute episode, exploring various themes and morals in copious detail...
...four-wheel drive, getting there in comfort is pricey. For that money, though, you get a proper guide from a reputable agency like Tamarind Tours (tamarindtours.com) or Lolei Travel (asiatours.net/cambodia) . You'll need that because few guidebooks explain the history or significance of the area in detail and, contrary to what you'll be told, Phnom Kulen offers plenty to know...
...central Asian states where the U.S. now has bases - in addition to three in Afghanistan, there are about a dozen U.S. military outposts (the Pentagon isn't eager to detail its presence in the region) polka-dotting Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - are pleased by Washington's interest. It shows they are truly independent of Russia, and the money's not bad, either (this base alone pumps an estimated nearly $1 million a week into the anemic local economy...
Local color adds tremendously to the novel; rather than set the tale in a generic Anytown, U.S.A., Montgomery places the action square in Baltimore. The reader will be delighted by small details like the Light Rail transit line and Dick’s Sporting Goods in Hunt Valley Mall (where one can actually buy paintball gear). Institutions and landmarks like the Baltimore Orioles and the Gunpowder River are not simply bandied about to lend an air of authenticity. Attention to such detail is crucial, as Montgomery uses his familiarity with fisherman’s lingo and military life to good...