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...ideas were exactly new, and there weren't many details, and none of them addressed the Democrats' weakest issues, national security and foreign policy. But they had the virtue of matching the public mood, which seems to be shifting back toward Clintonian moderation after a season of Republican neglect of long-term economic and social planning. The current corporate jitters over health care and pension costs indicate that it may be time to revive discussion of a national universal-coverage plan; the public annoyance with high oil prices and the endless war in Iraq suggest that a real energy-independence...
...France's tough-talking Interior Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, blamed the trouble on "riffraff" and years of neglect of the problem by Socialist governments. For many, though, he was throwing salt into an open wound. The families of the electrocuted youths refused Sarkozy's offer to meet with them, and his hard-nosed approach drew criticism even from within his government. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, a probable rival to Sarkozy in the race to represent France's conservatives in the 2007 presidential election, arranged a meeting with the families, and calls for calm were resonating from all sides...
Thank you for including in your list of Heroes Italian comedian Beppe Grillo, known for his barbed social and political commentary. We Italians have become used to political corruption and abuse of power in such a way that we neglect to praise the country's freely critical voices. Andrea Silvestri Dalmine, Italy...
...Currier resident who is also involved with QUAD. The UC and QUAD hope to push for additional changes in the future, but both groups cite the extension of hours and reserves as a significant first step. According to Haddock, the Quad has traditionally suffered from neglect from the University and is particularly threatened by the University’s plans to expand into Allston. “The Quad does not factor into those plans. In a decade or 15 years, there won’t be students there,” said Haddock. “But grand plans...
...United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, and Sweden pledged to increase GAVI’s efforts in the next ten years and have already guaranteed $4 billion.“The benefits of a push for increased immunization are likely to heavily outweigh the costs, and policy makers who neglect immunization will be missing a great opportunity for promoting development,” the study said.—Staff writer Giselle Barcia can be reached at gbarcia@fas.harvard.edu...