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...don’t work in some downtime between season, things get really stale,” Thomas said. But Christensen realizes that to stay at the top, she can’t rest for too long. “She’s basically just going to lift this week,” Thomas said. “She’s adamant about getting her regional qualifier out of the way.” Thomas noted that Christensen might start with a 1.75m jump at the Texas Southern Relays to be qualified for Regionals. In the meantime...
...advisers also believe his imploding popularity - combined with public backing of reform - will make it all the easier for them to press ahead with unpleasant restructuring of France's economy and society. They say the eventual appearance of gain after the initial period of reformist pain may help lift the President's numbers, and leave the right well positioned for presidential and legislative elections in 2012. That could mean beautiful music for Sarkozy and his conservative allies; but it could also reflect a bad case of political tone-deafness...
...prosecutor's 152-page charge sheet refers to moves enacted by AKP municipalities that appear motivated by Islamic belief, such as banning alcohol sales in certain neighborhoods and providing segregated buses for female students. It also lists many references to the Prime Minister's recent drive to lift the ban on headscarves in universities, including his controversial remark that "If the headscarf is a political symbol, then so be it". (Secularists' biggest concern is that the headscarf is in fact such a symbol, and that allowing it on campuses will foment an "us vs. them" mentality...
...coalition-builders, not bulldozers - even with 47% of the vote. Erdogan might learn to rein in his famous temper and accomodate critics. For instance, he abandoned a much-needed reform to overhaul the constitution, a leftover from a 1980 military coup, in favor of a one-off amendment to lift the ban on headscarves in universities. "If Erdogan stuck to his original steps, like joining Europe and integrating with the global economy, he wouldn't have been faced with this court case," says Hurriyet commentator Enis Berberoglu...
...fact that its democratic credentials are one of its major points of difference with China, a difference Indian diplomats are often keen to play up. For Tibetan activists and human rights campaigners, the Indian crackdown seems uncharacteristically heavy-handed. "The Indian police should immediately release the marchers detained, lift the restraining order and allow the march to continue peacefully," says Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. "Any reaction by the Indian government must be proportionate to the threat posed to law and order...