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Hefner, Hugh •opinion of that the most shocking thing in new autobiography by was that time back in the late '70s when a sex toy was "almost swallowed...
...Portugal is getting no promises of American assistance for its offer, and there are lingering questions over Portuguese public opinion on accepting detainees. But Anthony Dworkin, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, says it sets the tone for what the E.U. hopes will be a fresh start once Obama takes office. "It is a symbol of Europe's eagerness to clean the slate and forge a different relationship," he says. But the price of European cooperation will be the expectation that from now on the U.S. fight terrorism on the basis of international rules and norms...
...document has reignited a debate that has recently bubbled through the commentary pages of Chinese newspapers over the nature of "universal values." Opinion writers have argued whether pluralism is a western creation with limited application to China, or a political ideal for all nations. Columnist Sima Nan wrote on his blog that the charter was a dangerous attempt to promote a Chinese "color revolution," referring to pro-democracy movements in Ukraine and Georgia...
...Opinion polls in France show that slightly more than half the population want shops to have the freedom to open on Sundays. But a powerful range of opponents combined against the idea. Leftist politicians and unions, for example, denounced the plan as introducing a seven-day work week. That, they say, would allow bosses to force workers to work Sundays - despite measures in the original bill that stipulated Sunday hours were both optional, and higher-paid. Conservatives, meantime, brushed off Sarkozy's assurances that the extra day of activity would boost France's economy, and focused on the fact that...
...simple fact that Obama chose officials who take the threat of climate change seriously and value the independent opinion of scientists - two qualities that were rarely in evidence among President George W. Bush's environment appointees - would have been enough to cheer greens. "It represents a 180-degree turnaround for the United States on the environment and energy policy," said Margie Alt, executive director of the nonprofit Environment America...