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...their equal," Delors says. "If [national leaders] don't question your loyalty, you can play the go-between and find solutions." If the President is unable to get a consensus among his team of commissioners, Delors says, the national governments tend to dismiss them as "a mere group of fonctionnaires." That's pretty much the view from the big capitals right now. And who's complaining? Federalism is out and national sovereignty is in, as the constitutional agreement shows: foreign and tax policies, for example, remain subject to national vetoes. "The big players want a relatively nonpowerful, amenable Commission President...
...about Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's inaugural address, was informative and insightful, but it consistently referred to Taiwan as an "island" rather than a country. Although there may continue to be bickering about Taiwan's international status, there is no reason to always refer to it as a mere island. Taiwan is a country, an island-state and a full-fledged nation. Dan Bloom Chiayi City, Taiwan...
...India are unlikely to be high outside the five-star hotels. Whole roasted lamb?a Mogul specialty?costs just $83 at this popular venue. It will feed a large and hungry crowd, and must be ordered a day in advance. For $7, smaller parties can content themselves with a mere lamb...
...excavated treasure was "Pardon My English," a George and Ira Gershwin romp that suffered a chaotic pre-opening rewrite ordeal, closed after a mere 46 performances in 1933 and had not been heard from since. In 1982, music historian Robert Kimball unearthed the score, along with lost work by Kern, Porter and Rodgers, in a warehouse in Secaucus, N.J. (I'm happy to say that TIME deemed the event newsworthy enough for us to do a story on it.) In a program note, Viertel compares the unearthing of this goofy Gershwin farce "to Howard Carter's discovery of King...
...pregame decision to take that field with the help of some tape and a brace remained unyielding. Fitzpatrick was a man with a mission that day, and no mere corporal hindrance was going to keep him from going out there...