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...trip was designed to get him mixing with a number of faces of color - a tactic the White House believes sends all-important messages of compassion, caring and moderation. But the event also allowed the president to wrap himself in the greatness and majesty of the country itself, a feat he accomplished quite well during his remarks...
...auto engineer Alec Issigonis sketched a rough design on a restaurant tablecloth of a car destined to become a British motoring icon. That doodle was the prototype for the Mini, the 3m-long, 1.2m-wide engineering feat that became - along with the Volkswagen Beetle and Citröen's 2CV - one of those small cars that inspire both devotion and ridicule. After its 1959 launch, the Mini went on to sell more than 5 million cars over the next four decades, until it became clear the car could not meet stiffened European safety regulations...
...Harvard sailing team to be considered among the best in school history is no small feat. After all, Harvard sailing has a proud tradition that dates back over a century and includes Olympic medalists and American Presidents...
...President Bush impressed the Europeans, it was not by any feat of charisma, political leadership or by the strength of his arguments, but simply by appearing competent, and firm in his positions. By week's end, the transatlantic division over global warming was as sharp as ever - the phrase "we disagree" seldom makes it into communiqu?s issued after summit meetings, but it was the only way Bush and the European Union leaders could characterize their discussion on the issue. And even after Bush had urged European NATO members to sign on to missile defense, the continent's key players were...
...fulfilled a life-long dream to not only scale the highest mountain in the world, but to climb the seven highest peaks on the earth?s seven continents. Climbers refer to this as conquering the "Seven Summits." For Dr. Sherman Bull, Everest was the final piece of a remarkable feat that few can imagine and even fewer accomplish...