Word: haloed
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...Tharoor points out, even during Nehru's own lifetime, his halo began to fade. His concentration on industrialization, rather than reforming the primitive agricultural sector, led to food shortages by the late 1950s. The state-controlled economy bred corruption and stagnation. Kashmir was another growing problem; as Tharoor notes, most Indian commentators blame Nehru for his decision to take the Kashmir dispute to the United Nations, thereby turning it from a domestic matter into an international issue. (Tharoor's day job is as an under secretary-general of the U.N.) Then, in 1962, the Chinese invaded India-a crushing humiliation...
...Minister Leszek Miller, whose troops make up the third largest contingent in the occupying force in Iraq. The two days of meetings in Washington that followed turned out to be fateful. Although Bremer was not directly blamed for the occupation's troubles in Iraq, it was plain that his halo had slipped. The message that Bush gave his fellow gym rat last week, says a senior official, can be reduced to five words: "Let's get on with it." "It" turns out to be a thorough reworking of Bremer's plan to turn power over to the Iraqis...
...mention excellent Halo partners...
...Bush to Bremer: 'Let's Get On with It' The two days of meetings in Washington that followed turned out to be fateful. Although Bremer was not directly blamed for the occupation's troubles in Iraq, it was plain that his halo had slipped. The message that Bush gave his fellow gym rat last week, says a senior official, can be reduced to five words: "Let's get on with it." "It" turns out to be a thorough reworking of Bremer's plan to turn power over to the Iraqis...
...Seine, tel: (353-1) 677 4567. Decked out like a debauched fantasy of late 19th century Paris, this three-story café-bar features a soaring atrium, 12-m trees and an atmosphere in which Toulouse-Lautrec would have felt right at home. For dinner, head over to Halo in the John Rocha-designed Morrison Hotel, tel: (353-1) 887 2400. Here, chef Jean-Michel Poulot works with the freshest local produce in a restaurant widely considered to be Dublin's best...