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...will be up to the chair of the meeting, Karma Choepel, the speaker of the Tibetan parliament, to allow open and frank discussion. The Dalai Lama will not participate in any of the talks, although he is expected to address the gathering after the end of the summit. The meeting, Barnett says, is "explicitly a response by the Dalai Lama to criticism that his charisma has cramped any space for real discussion." But no one is expecting Tibetans to suddenly shift course from the "middle path," which advocates for negotiating with Beijing for autonomy, not independence, and has been steered...
...January. Yet there are high-stakes issues that can't wait. This week Congress will try to approve a bridge loan for the auto industry and a stimulus package that includes unemployment benefits, Medicaid help for the states and some assistance for small businesses. House Banking Committee chairman Barney Frank will call on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for a roasting on how the $700 billion bailout - passed at the height of the crisis - has been spent...
...previous willingness to do big, expensive interventions. The Treasury Department declined to comment, but the senior official dismissed the talk of White House-Treasury battles as "stupid." Paulson may get grilled on the fight over the FDIC mortgage plan during his appearance before the House Banking Committee and chairman Frank...
...Frank Gehry has been labeled the architect of our day, but recently his influence is being felt outside the museums and libraries with which he made his name. Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall, which opened its doors in 2003, finds its beauty in playing with linear and curved planes, blurring the line between art and function. The fashion and design pieces inspired by his work are attempting the same feat. They are also broadening Gehry's place in the cultural lexicon in time for his 80th birthday early next year. Roger Vivier's faceted evening clutch and Louis Vuitton...
...Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, designed by Frank Gehry 2 West Elm faceted table lamp with white resin base and cotton shade ($149; westelm.com 3 Louis Vuitton Into the Curl cuff ($1,180; louisvuitton.com 4 Bottega Veneta dark purple pleated goatskin shopper ($2,980; bottegaveneta.com 5 Roger Vivier Navette black alligator faceted evening clutch ($5,200; Roger Vivier NY, 212-861-5371) 6 Burberry metal necklace with copper overlay ($1,995; burberry.com 7 Frank Gehry for Tiffany & Co. rock vase in bone china ($175; 800-526-0649) 8 Fredrikson Stallard King Bonk fiberglass armchair (price on request; David...