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...that the holder of the six-month rotating presidency of the European Council, currently Greece, looked on from the peanut gallery as the reinvigorated Franco-German alliance made the decisions that matter. But despite its weighty parentage, the proposal won't be the last word on how best to govern Europe. For while France and Germany may have neatly solved their central dispute over the shape of the E.U.'s institutions, the initiative only begins to address the Union's biggest problem: the abiding impression among Europeans that the E.U. is all brains and no heart, an entity only...
...neck with the Christian Democrats (CDA) in this week's general election in the Netherlands, Bos - who has been party leader for all of two months - insists he doesn't want to be Prime Minister if Labor wins. "Voters knew from the start that I want to go into [government] as leader of the parliamentary party," Bos, 39, said in a newspaper interview last week. "The guarantee I give voters is that I will be the one to choose the new Prime Minister if we are the biggest party, and the person I select will be someone who fits...
...Raelians can be assured that all the free advertising has worked, and inquiries from prospective parents will rise with each new headline. This desperation leads some lawmakers, ethicists and scientists themselves to argue that it is time to take a broader look at the rules that govern reproductive science. According to a new survey by Johns Hopkins University, two-thirds of Americans approve of using genetic screening to help parents have a baby free of a serious genetic disorder. But more than 70% are against using such techniques to design children to be smarter or more attractive...
They come as an alteration to the “class credit policy”—obscure, but much debated rules that govern what donations will count toward a reunion class’ fundraising total...
...some form of sensory defensiveness. One person avoids driving at night because he can't tolerate headlights reflecting in his rearview mirror. Another can't relax until she washes a musty-smelling dishrag in the next room. Says Heller: "Sensory defensiveness is when your reaction to stimuli starts to govern the choices you make in your life...