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Despite all this, I’m not suggesting that you should halt all efforts in maintaining past friendships, but instead to reassess what it means to have a long-term friendship. If it’s been difficult to “chill” with your friends in person or speak over the phone, maybe try a group e-mail list—which is sometimes an easier way to stay in touch...
Negotiated in 1997, the Kyoto Protocol had sought to halt the growth of carbon emissions in the industrialized nations. The Protocol’s original goal was to reduce, by the year 2010, the total emissions of these industrialized countries by a total of around 5 percent below their 1990 emissions. Any reduction in global emissions is, of course, commendable. However, it was always clear that even if implemented fully, the Kyoto targets would make the most minor of dents in this most major of problems. With the world’s largest carbon emitter, the United States, still steadfast...
...bolder and more socially aware." Though never explicitly naming himself heir apparent to Raffarin, de Villepin's ambitions seemed obvious when he indicated his comments had been cleared by his mentor President Jacques Chirac. The spat comes at an awkward time for the government. Chirac has been unable to halt the advance of the no campaign ahead of the May 29 referendum on the European constitution - according to a poll by BVA, 58% reject the document - and many people are angry over unpopular reforms and the stalled economy. Speculation is rife that Raffarin will be pushed aside after the vote...
...tactics of Raouf's men. But the biggest contributor to peace in the area appears to be the shrinking presence of U.S. troops. According to sources in the insurgency, Shi'ite and Sunni leaders in the area met earlier this year at a Haifa Street mosque and agreed to halt sectarian attacks and allow the new Iraqi forces to operate. The imam at a local mosque says the arrangement has succeeded for a simple reason: "Now there are no more Americans here...
...June Hussein and Arafat asked that a summit be convened, mainly to bring a halt to attacks on Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut by Syrian-backed Shi'ite Muslim Amal militiamen. Moreover, the two leaders saw an opportunity to win broader Arab support for their initiative...