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MILESTONES: President Clinton is on the mend; Michael Eisner...
...Most who make the move blame rising anti-Semitism. Jews have historically struggled in France, from the 13th century Trial of the Talmud to persecution during the Nazi occupation; but they have also flourished, providing two French Prime Ministers in the 20th century (Léon Blum and Pierre Mendès-France). Today many feel under siege both from the country's 6 million-strong Muslim population and from far-right political movements like the National Front. The French Justice Ministry announced last week that it registered 298 "anti-Semitic acts" so far this year, compared...
...well as alienation from some longtime allies, the scientific triumph was a moment to remind the world what the U.S. still does better than anyone else ever has, marshalling its imagination and technological prowess to send robotic emissaries into outer space. It didn't hurt the effort to mend international fences that the mission is being conducted in collaboration with the European and Italian space agencies. And it didn't hurt the domestic sense of pride that the arrival at Saturn occurred in the run-up to the Fourth of July...
...President Bush tried hard to keep smiling. Even during a joint press conference in which the two aired their differences on Iraq (Chirac voicing concern about the "degree of chaos prevailing" in the country), Bush tried to emphasize their common goals. The visit was not just an attempt to mend the rupture between the two countries over the war but also an important step in Bush's monthlong effort to show that he is an enthusiastic member of the international community. This week he will be host of the leading economic countries in Sea Island, Ga., and he will attend...
...battles with some of his guests affected his personal relations with them. "Well, we go to different corners of the room and we face the wall," he said, laughing. It has been some time since he felt so free to make bad jokes. Bush has been working hard to mend fences and keep the world focused on the unanimous U.N. Security Council resolution passed last week recognizing the interim Iraqi government. Even French President Jacques Chirac had kind words. "I may say the Americans truly understood that they needed to play the game, and they did," he said referring...