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...Iraq continues to appear unsure whether it is supposed to be some addled modern version of liberal imperialism or a short bridge to an early resumption of sovereign rule by Iraqis. The members of the Governing Council - U.S.-appointed Iraqi leaders - seem unclear whether they are meant to fade from the scene next summer, as the latest Washington plan for a transition to Iraqi rule implied, or whether they will have a role to play in the longer term. In Washington, the Administration, as ever, seems unable to decide whether it wants international help in Iraq - say by forgiving Iraq...
...President has learned anything, it is that p.r. triumphs can quickly fade or even sour. Although his Thanksgiving gambit played well at home, reviews were decidedly mixed in Iraq. As word of Bush's visit filtered across Baghdad, some Iraqis applauded the news, but many either dismissed it as meaningless or chided the U.S. President for never leaving the military base or meeting with any Iraqis. "I am very proud he came, but he should have come inside the real Baghdad," says Shuan Gharib, 32, a waiter. Says Alah Ghanam, 31, as he stands guard outside a western Baghdad restaurant...
...Tharoor points out, even during Nehru's own lifetime, his halo began to fade. His concentration on industrialization, rather than reforming the primitive agricultural sector, led to food shortages by the late 1950s. The state-controlled economy bred corruption and stagnation. Kashmir was another growing problem; as Tharoor notes, most Indian commentators blame Nehru for his decision to take the Kashmir dispute to the United Nations, thereby turning it from a domestic matter into an international issue. (Tharoor's day job is as an under secretary-general of the U.N.) Then, in 1962, the Chinese invaded India-a crushing humiliation...
...minutes and 15 seconds into the second half, Peljto knocked down a fade-away jumper along the baseline to reach the milestone point total and move into third place on the Crimson all-time career point leaders list...
...called a conservator when he was making these paintings in the early 1960s and said ‘I bought this red paint, is it okay to use?’ No one would have been able to tell him whether it would fade...