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...real objective of the busts wasn't instead to stage a diversion to the President's plunging approval ratings with a bit of heart-stirring crime fighting for the nation's media to lap up. Such high-profile law-and-order activity, Sarkozy's detractors allege, might also help limit losses the right is expected to suffer should voters use nationwide municipal elections next month to express dismay with the national leadership of Sarkozy and his ruling majority...
...preceptor added that extra pay for grading freshman placement exams and choosing essays for ‘Exposé’, the collection of student work published by the program each year, may be cut. Weekly e-mails on how to limit spending are sent to all preceptors, and preceptors even have to request permission to use manila envelopes, the individual said...
...league standings, but also because it is another step in achieving our team goals,” junior guard Niki Finelli said. “Maduka is a very talented player and this week we’ve been focusing on playing strong and tough defense to limit her touches and the impact she can have on the game...
...Sarkozy's vaunted policy initiatives have so far fizzled. A package of tax reductions and credits passed into law last July has had little discernible impact on investment and jobs. Legislation that took hold in October allowing companies and workers to step around the legal 35-hour work-week limit hasn't done much to stiffen French work habits. And though his showdown in November with militant unions and striking transport workers over generous special pensions was hailed as an unprecedented success, Sarkozy still hasn't produced a final agreement to end that conflict, which could flame anew when talks...
...stays focused and works hard," says Connor Humphrey, an earnest 14-year-old football and lacrosse player in New Canaan, Conn. "I have goals for the future. I want to play lacrosse at Duke." That dream is commendable, but while pushing young bodies to the limit may mean more time in the game, it can just as easily mean a lifetime on the bench...