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...Europe's 20th century begins with a scene from a picturesque European village in 1999. It's a place he finds filled with endings, loss and decay. "The storks had left by now. Their nests lay silent and empty atop the chimneys. The summer was in afterglow, the mayor sweated as he cut back the municipal grass." If that doesn't evoke expiration, consider that the mayor is cutting the grass with a scythe...
...roundhouse kick to the head of McCain. One of his main primary opponents, Mitt Romney, shattered prior fundraising records, pulling in $20.5 million between Jan.1 and March 31, while McCain did just $12.5 million over the same period. That even placed McCain third behind former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who took in $15 million. "We had hoped to do better," said McCain campaign manager Terry Nelson...
...local level, Mayor Greg Nickels of Seattle, who was incensed after the Senate walked away from the international Kyoto global-warming accords, began what has become a nationwide movement to bring U.S. cities into compliance. As of last month, 431 mayors representing more than 61 million Americans had signed on, imposing higher parking taxes, buying hybrid vehicles for the municipal fleet, helping local businesses audit their energy use and even converting traffic lights from incandescents to LEDs, which are 90% more efficient. Says Nickels: "I think this sends a message that there is intelligent life in America...
...G.O.P. race, Giuliani's post-announcement honeymoon appears to be over. The former New York City mayor's lead over erstwhile front-runner McCain has narrowed to 13 points, 35%-22%, among registered Republicans, down from a 20-point lead two weeks...
...Robert Alvarez, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies who served in the Energy Department under President Bill Clinton, points out that none of the Presidential candidates have a solid resume on the issue of nuclear power. As a mayor, Giuliani had no jurisdiction over New York State's nuclear facilities, and Clinton has gained a seat on the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee only since the Democrats took control of Congress after last November's elections...