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...Will these talkfests really change voters' opinions? "That is the great unknown for us," Cameron tells TIME. "It's a bit mad not to use TV to have a debate between people who want to be Prime Minister. I've always been in favor. I've been pushing for it." Front runners have traditionally shied away from debates, but the exposure may help Cameron finally convince the public to give him and his party sufficient backing for a conclusive victory. Andrew Hawkins, chairman of the polling organization ComRes, says that "too many people still don't know what the Conservative...
Sarah noted that according to the latest statistics, more than 75 percent of Palestinians polled were in favor of a two-state solution. Moreover, he added, more than nine in 10 Palestinian youths polled supported using nonviolent means to achieve a solution...
After 16 years as a band, probability is working in their favor. Despite Stirratt’s having been one of the founding members and Cline’s status as a recent addition, both seem equally accepting of the industry’s vicissitudes and extremely happy with the group’s current line-up. “Ultimately it’s playing on the road that’s kept the band out there” said Cline. “As long as we keep playing, we’re fine, because people come...
...afternoon ended with Tachibana winning her 11th match of the season, taking the No. 2 court in three sets. After losing the first set, 6-3, Tachibana won the second set in a suspenseful tiebreak, 7-6 (9-7). But the super tiebreak went in Tachibana’s favor, 10-0, to make the final score...
...Germany is not doing us a favor. No country is doing us a favor," says Spyros Skalitis, a pensioner who has been debating the bailout offer with friends in Athens. "We're just getting more and more in debt ... The position that the country has reached now, it's never going to improve...