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...upbeat, danceable song still sounds like a high school band performing at a talent show, but such earnestness comes across well. Even though it does little exciting instrumentally, the lighter song works to spark the sometimes apparent energy of the offbeat band, especially when the piano bridge enters the fray. This hint of inspiration is then corroborated with “Drugs,” which presents the dichotomy of an upbeat 50s pop tune with distorted guitar and crackling vocals. “Old Man” begins with a heavy reliance on a dreary guitar and keyboard dirge...
...corner. A new power-sharing agreement between the opposition and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF Party could see progress on restarting Zimbabwe's moribund economy. And it's rumored that Gono's job may be on the chopping block. Foreign investors are eager to dive back into the fray, sensing major opportunities in an economy that will have to be rebuilt almost from scratch. One client of African Banking Corp. is ready to multiply its investments by a factor of 20 once the dire political situation stabilizes. Others remain cautious. "When we see a solid set of reform processes...
...want to make it very clear that we have funds in other Israeli companies, and we’re continuing to hold onto those stocks.” After the student group hailed Hampshire’s decision as a divestment victory, Dershowitz entered the fray, demanding to know from the group’s leaders and Hampshire administrators whether the decision was an act of divestment. “My goal is to fight back and to end this hijacking of the human-rights agenda,” Dershowitz said. “This was a cancer that...
...wait until after the Iranian presidential election in June before making an approach. With any luck, Ahmadinejad will lose - perhaps to his more moderate predecessor, Mohammed Khatami, who has a history of reaching out to the West. Even if Ahmadinejad is re-elected, Khatami's mere entry into the fray may force him to open up, says Ali Ansari, an Iran expert at London's Chatham House, a foreign policy think tank. "The one thing Khatami can deliver is better relations with the U.S. Ahmadinejad will want to cancel that out by saying, 'I can do that too.' " (See images...
...Cuomo - another member of a famous political family, and a former cousin-by-marriage of Caroline Kennedy. A series of tense media appearances and an unusually aggressive behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign by New York power brokers on her behalf have helped damage Kennedy's once unimpeachable above-the-fray image. (See pictures of TIME's J.F.K. covers...