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...thinks is coming from his old friend and mentor Peter Solomon, head of the Smithsonian. Langdon thinks he's going to give a speech at a Smithsonian fundraiser at the Capitol building. But when he shows up, there's no fundraiser and no speech, just Solomon's severed hand, grotesquely tattooed, stuck on a spike in the Capitol rotunda. Oh, snap. (Read "Freemasons: Fact vs. Fiction...
...biggest immediate challenge is Afghanistan. Though the war is becoming deeply unpopular in Europe, Rasmussen - leaning forward and cutting the air with his hands for emphasis - says taking on the Taliban "is not only Obama's war." NATO contributions are a personal issue: Denmark's military has one of the highest casualty rates in Afghanistan. "Our mission in Afghanistan is really a multilateral mission," he says. "Besides the United States, 41 nations have contributed ... around 30,000 troops." At the same time, he "would very much like to see further contributions from the European side" - perhaps, he says...
...Foreign governments can (and often do) throw up their hands at the sheer unpredictability of U.S. politics, the ways in which deals cooked up behind closed doors by sophisticated officials have a habit of blowing up when exposed to the bracing inquiry of congressional leaders and their lobbyist friends. That can, indeed, be a trial. On the other hand, the evidence of the last 200 years or so would suggest that the U.S. political system has not served its nation badly. As David Brooks of the New York Times argued recently, "the founders created a government that was cautious...
...ball back in. Mawema tried to smother the shot, but Harvard players descended on the goal mouth and managed to dislodge the ball. With Mawema on the ground, the ball rolled out to Bannon, who ripped it into the right corner for a 2-1 edge.With the lead in hand, the Crimson looked to put the Bulldogs away in the second half. To do so, the squad turned to Keating, its emerging star.After Mawema turned aside consecutive shots from McGillivray and Bannon in the 43rd minute, Keating made use of her quick hands, flipping the loose ball over the Bryant...
...systems, meantime, level similar charges. This much is sure: while taxes might fix the short-term cost of emitting CO2, helping homes and businesses figure out how much to invest in energy saving measures, they don't guarantee a drop in emissions. Cap and trade schemes, on the other hand, set the desired emissions level first. "If our aim is to reduce emissions," says Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, a major Washington-based green NGO, "I'd go with the cap." (Read: "Greens Celebrate Cap-and-Trade Victory - Cautiously...