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...That reflects both the gravity of the riot, which involved up to 30,000 people, and a desire by the central authorities - currently consumed by the build up to the Olympics - to stop the protests from continuing. But there are other signs that the incident is more than a mere pre-Olympics anomaly and may be part of a new, more open approach by Beijing to outbursts of long-simmering rage...
...power with the opposition. "It is my hope that sooner rather than later, we shall as diverse political parties hold consultations toward such serious dialogue as will minimise our differences and enhance the area of unity and cooperation," he said. Mugabe's sudden appetite for peaceful talks may be mere rhetoric; certainly, no one expects "Uncle Bob" to step down anytime soon. But it could be that even he, the most ferocious of the dinosaurs, realizes that their age is coming...
...they had a good time anyway, even the thousands who invaded Switzerland without a ticket. Following on the tradition established at the World Cup in Germany, the packed Fan Zones in the host cities - Zurich boasted of a million Fan Zone visits - showed that the tournament had now outgrown mere stadiums. And although there were some incidents, the massed fans focused on the football, and the absolutely zany weather, such as the freak and violent storm in Vienna that literally scattered supporters to the winds. Expect Emotion, the slogan said, and on that EURO 2008 delivered. There was no mention...
Although their new movies feature drugs, Sir Ben and Apatow rarely use the D word when discussing them, as if willing pot out of delinquency and into mere dysfunction. For The Wackness, weed's a crutch; it takes the edge off loneliness, ennui or the shyness people feel around the opposite sex. Luke, the dealer, lives on Manhattan's Upper East Side and is on his way to college--his safety school, but still. In Weeds, Mary-Louise Parker's a pot dealer who sells to successful, bored, suburban business types. Even the protagonists of Harold & Kumar Escape from Guant?...
...called offshore drilling a phony fix to the oil-price crisis. But Crist argues that industry experts he's talked to posit that increasing U.S. crude output could lower gas prices "much more rapidly" than the decade or more often cited. What's more, Crist believes that "just the mere discussion of more domestic oil production" is making a difference. "Look at the effect it's already having," he says, "in the sense that Saudi Arabia is saying they want to produce more barrels a day" to lower prices and curtail any drastic drop in U.S. demand...