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...Poor Choice Re "Postcard: Utrecht" the problem in European elections is the choice of third-rate politicians on offer [June 8]. When the parties are unable to nominate any candidates whom I feel I can trust and respect, why should I go and vote for one? I'm Dutch but I live in Germany, and not one of the faces presented seemed to convey a personality with whom I could identify. If one of the suits actually did have a personality, they completely failed to get it across. Nevertheless I just went out and voted - for yet another grey face...
Moscow is particularly unhappy about the E.U.'s offer to include Belarus - traditionally a staunch Moscow ally - in the Eastern Partnership, albeit on the condition that Minsk improve its shoddy human-rights record. When the E.U. recently offered a multibillion-dollar loan to help modernize the Ukrainian pipeline system - conduit for 70% of Russian gas sales to Europe - Russian leaders were furious. Moscow has also tried to foil European attempts to build stronger energy links with Azerbaijan. Potential for conflict exists in Georgia, where E.U. observers are the only ones left after Russia forced Organization for Security and Cooperation...
Local currency can generate customer loyalty, but not every business feels as though it can offer a discount like the one built into BerkShares. "They just aren't viable for us," says Beth Parsons, whose family owns a grocery store in Lenox, Mass. But as a consumer, she likes the idea. Parsons recently drove to a nearby town to buy some shoes instead of getting them online. Afterward, she says, she passed a BerkShares sign "at the bank and thought, 'Oh, I should've bought BerkShare bucks to save money on these...
...Constitution--and increasingly thwart the popular will, Burns argues. From blocking Reconstruction-era civil rights to slowing the New Deal, the court's pro-business ideologues have time and again created "a chokepoint for progressive reforms." More recently, the divisive Bush v. Gore ruling and far-right Roberts Court offer Burns little comfort. His partisan analysis will have dissenters, but Burns' elegant volume merits attention for its depth and scope, even if his radical solutions--including ignoring court rulings--would prompt a crisis all their...
...Long term, the USOC would benefit much more from a Chicago win than a new network. And if all goes well, it could end up with both. The IOC still has a financial incentive to select Chicago: U.S. media outlets would offer the organization millions of dollars in fees to broadcast a domestic Olympics. But it's still bad politics to risk alienating IOC voters. The USOC has undergone a management shake-up since the Beijing Games: former CEO Jim Scheer was pushed out and replaced by Stephanie Streeter, a four-year board member, on an interim basis. Right...