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...link between macroeconomic trends and individual family choices is often hard to quantify. Still, few doubt that widening prosperity was a necessary precondition for Zapatero's momentous changes to Spain's social legislation. In the wake of his surprising 2004 victory - which many attributed to the incumbent Popular Party government's mishandling of the aftermath of the March 11, 2004, Madrid bombings - the little-known Socialist leader made waves with his announcement of an immediate withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq. But the sweeping agenda of progressive social policy is what has truly marked Zapatero's term. He pushed through...
...also championing a massive public works project - the planned Grand Korean Waterway, a controversial 336-mile canal that would link the country's industrial northwest to the southeast city of Busan, south Korea's largest port. The government says the canel will attract tourists, provide cheaper freight transport and stimulate economic development in the interior. Environmental groups and opposition politicians are calling the project a boondoggle, although Lee insists the $16 billion project can be privately funded so that taxpayers won't have to pick up the tab. "Obviously, [the canal] would help the economy," in part because it would...
...massive show of force to protest Kosovo's secession from Serbia. As banners bearing messages such as "Kosovo is Serbia" were hoisted, the country's leading politicians were joined by the likes of filmmaker Emir Kusturica. Even Australian open tennis champion Novak Djokovic beamed his support via video link...
Another way the firm thinks it can stand out: extending treatment to the home, where the brand is well known. For instance, heart patients can be monitored from their living rooms using Philips' new Motiva device, which checks vital signs via a broadband link to a hospital. If something is out of whack, a nurse will intervene; a regular checkup might uncover the problem too late...
...massive show of force to protest Kosovo's secession from Serbia. As banners bearing messages such as "Kosovo is Serbia" were hoisted, the country's leading politicians were joined by the likes of filmmaker Emir Kusturica. Even Australian open tennis champion Novak Djokovic beamed his support via video link...