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...suggested it could serve as a basis for negotiations. A final deal will be put to a vote in two separate referendums in March. A settlement is vital for Cyprus to join the European Union by 2003. SPAIN Crisis Coast An oil tanker carrying 77,000 tons of fuel began to leak in rough seas 50 km off Galicia. As the Prestige drifted to within 5 km of the coast, 24 crew members were airlifted to safety. The captain, who stayed on board with two officers, reportedly refused to allow tugboats to tow the stalled ship. He was arrested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 11/17/2002 | See Source »

...ambition per se—ambition just to be something as opposed to ambition to do something with that powerful position,” he says. “Everybody who gets into politics probably has some of that raw ambition, and that’s a necessary fuel...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Green, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Meet the Presidents | 11/14/2002 | See Source »

...ambition is fuel, Sarokhan, who describes himself as a “loud, glory-seeking, ant-to-be-in-the-center-of-the action” kind of guy, is about ready for take-off. He’s a few parts history buff, spouting off obscurities like the exact dates that Hitler experienced bomb scares; a few parts clean-cut prep school good ol’ boy, all tucked-in polo shirts and khakis; a few parts all-American gentleman, opening doors and shaking hands and even drifting into a patriotic Southern accent despite being a New Jersey native...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Green, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Meet the Presidents | 11/14/2002 | See Source »

...supports full tax credits for the purchase of bicycles and a “Green tax” to be levied on automobiles with particularly poor fuel economy...

Author: By William B. Higgins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Toomey Easily Overcomes First Challenge in Years | 11/6/2002 | See Source »

...European Commission levied its fifth-largest fine ever against the Japanese video-games company for keeping prices artificially high in some E.U. states during the 1990s. Gross Domestic Product When hundreds of ASDA's British supermarket customers were caught illegally using vegetable oil as a cheap, tax-free fuel, the company got an idea. From January, ASDA will reprocess used frying fat to power its delivery fleet. That may be environmentally sound. But will trucks emblazoned with the charming slogan "This vehicle is powered by chicken fat" really boost ASDA's image? Free Trade On A Roll How low will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beggar Vivendi Decides to Be Choosy | 11/3/2002 | See Source »

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