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...Cynics might decry the sentiments as flighty Hollywood do-gooding. Even Cameron said backstage that part of the Hollywood reaction was partly the dreaded "liberal guilt," before adding that the celebrity community has "a really big heart, and we do want to make a difference...
...anyone handicapping this one, Santander City might supply another clue. There among the modern brick buildings are rows of olive trees Botín had brought in, their trunks gnarled and twisted. You won't find one under 1,000 years old. Tradition still counts for a lot here...
...agreement was an agreement no one really agreed on and most of the criticism is because it does not place anyone under any obligation. For President Obama that might seem like a success but in order for America to be the leading nation in reducing carbon dioxide and pollution, it will need a policy that has the cooperation of industry but also an understanding among consumers that they must choose less polluting products. Cornelis den Heyer, THE HAGUE...
...just become his country's Foreign Minister, joining a gay élite that includes the mayors of Berlin and Hamburg, Germany's two largest cities. Klaus Wowereit, Berlin's mayor, says coming out ahead of the 2001 mayoral race while under pressure from tabloids strengthened his campaign. "My confession might have contributed to my popularity," he says. "Many people appreciate honesty." (See a history of gay rights...
Here's a fact about the underwear attack that you might have missed in the media shoutfest: it failed. It failed, first of all, because Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was just one terrorist. Once upon a time, al-Qaeda's modus operandi was to launch multiple, simultaneous attacks. That way, even if one attack failed, the entire operation wouldn't. On 9/11, the network deployed 19 hijackers on four planes; on 12/25, by contrast, it managed only one. Second, the underwear attack failed because Abdulmutallab wasn't particularly well trained. The 19 Sept. 11 hijackers were personally selected by Osama...