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...admiration of all things holy starkly contrasted his carefully constructed public image: the repeat divorcee, whose stint as potentially France's most eligible bachelor is endangered by what Sarkozy himself called his "serious" relationship with former top model Carla Bruni. Given that somewhat hedonistic reputation, Sarkozy's expression of newfound piousness led author and famed social commentator Bernard-Herni Lévy to muse in the weekly Le Point over "the probable stupor of Cardinals listening to the apostle of the bling-bling presidency (and) uninhibited relationship with ostentatious pleasure...
...differences between the two teams are perhaps not as striking as what they have in common. Both are confident and proud groups, a pride that in both cases can easily become self-righteousness. In India, a booming economy and the country's newfound self-confidence on the world stage is imbuing its traditional cricketing nationalism with a new streak of cockiness. The Australians, meantime, blindly believe they can do no wrong on the cricketing field, and are appalled that anyone would question their behavior or motives. When challenged, both teams put a wall up, even if there might...
...points, and his team gets another shot at Harvard on Friday in Hanover, N.H. Sandwiched between the Crimson’s two games against its travel partner is its final non-conference game of the season, at home tomorrow night against Colgate. Harvard will enter those games with newfound momentum following this blowout win, which puts it on top of the Ivy League table for the moment. “It was a good team win today,” Unger said. “I think everybody contributed, from 1 to 13. It’s always great...
...failed military policies, is a sign that Turkey is using the PKK as excuse to threaten Iraq's Kurds - and to scare them from even thinking about declaring an independent state. Whatever Turkey's intentions, the latest Turkish operation has reminded the Kurds of Iraq just how much their newfound safety and autonomy depends on American protection...
...France's newfound hunger for celebrity tidbits a sign of its increasing Americanization? Johnson says she believes Bruni's star status, coupled with the kinetic 52-year-old President, is driving the strong interest in Sarkozy's sex life. "The constellation of power and glamour is pretty irresistible, especially in a place as fashion conscious as this," she says. "This would be like Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy." Among his detractors in France, the president has regularly been called "Sarko l'americain." And like Kennedy, Sarkozy has carefully crafted his image as the modernizing President who will shatter outdated...