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...Entente Cordiale, France's 100-year-old diplomatic alliance with Britain , French President Jacques Chirac called the relationship between the two countries "l'amour violent" - a tempestuous affair. But when he and Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a press conference, they acted like an old married couple, content to downplay their differences for the sake of the children. Chirac insisted that the Iraq war was "the one and only issue" on which they had fought. "What matters really is all that we have in common in the present and for the future," he said. In fact they continue to have...
Kevin Casey, Harvard’s senior director of federal and state relations, was quick to downplay the significance of the numbers...
...wishful thinking to downplay a rivalry so extensive that its infamy has spread clear across the country, all the way to the University of Washington where Buckland helped the men’s crew gain national standing...
Harvard won’t downplay Veach’s importance tomorrow, but equal attention must be paid to Benson. Rushing by committee, the tandem has accounted for 742 yards and eight touchdowns on 150 carries, with neither dominating in any of the statistical categories...
...ransom. Now, the group is returning to its Islamic roots and is using the familiar weapons of terror?bombing and assassination?in an attempt to achieve an independent Muslim republic in the southern Philippines. Abu Sayyaf already claims to be connected to al-Qaeda. And although regional intelligence officials downplay that assertion, they are worried that Abu Sayyaf could become what it already says it is. National Security Adviser Gonzales describes Abu Sayyaf as "by far the most dangerous group in the country today. And that's something they want to show the world and especially other terrorists who might...