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...that the system is slipping from Putin's control? The poll numbers are not good. Earlier this month, the Romir polling agency reported that 49% of respondents in a nationwide survey felt that the country was heading into a "dead end" - 20% more than the previous year. The Public Opinion Foundation, a polling outfit regarded as well disposed to the President, released a survey last week showing that his popularity has dropped from 48% to 43% in just over two weeks. But the real problem for Putin over the next few years may come from the economy, which could fuel...
...cuts and pay freezes. Rail services were disrupted mid-week; on Thursday, tens of thousands of demonstrators brought Paris, Marseilles and other city centers to a standstill. Snap Judgement DENMARK Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen called early parliamentary elections for Feb. 8, nine months ahead of the deadline. Opinion polls suggest that Rasmussen's center-right alliance, which has been a staunch ally of the U.S-led war in Iraq, will be returned to power. Glimmer of Hope MIDDLE EAST Palestinian police began patrolling the border between Gaza and Israel after new Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ordered his security services...
Regardless of one’s opinion on President Summers’ recent remarks on women in academia, the resulting international media ruckus, presumably unintentional, has at least brought the issue to the attention of the general public. There is one major source of female under-representation that begins too early for university employment policies to affect directly: too many young girls are dissuaded from studying math and science, even by their own parents and teachers. More public awareness, beyond the confines of academic discussion, can only be helpful in tackling this much larger issue...
...face of declining ice cream sales, many of the shops have taken to selling hot drinks in order to supplement revenue. The general opinion, however, seems to be that this effort rarely helps...
...President has had to make. He sticks to his guns and does not retreat. Twenty or 30 years from now, he will be described as a man of vision and courage. He stands up for what he believes is right and does not ask the world for its opinion. Mark King Lyons, Nebraska, U.S. You chose President Bush for "sticking to his guns." The problem is, he isn't the one manning those guns. It's the unfortunate troops in Iraq, many of them reservists and National Guard members, who are fighting and dying in Bush's ill-conceived...