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...Paris University's suburban Nanterre campus. At 17, he got into politics through conservative youth organizations, and at 22 won a seat on the municipal council in the posh Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. In 1983 he was elected its mayor, and five years later joined Parliament. Sarkozy's commitment and dedication helped make him a Chirac protégé; for a time he even dated Chirac's youngest daughter, Claude. But in 1993, when he was 38, Sarkozy became Budget Minister and spokesman in the government of conservative Prime Minister Edouard Balladur. In the 1995 presidential race...
...even a last-minute hiccup over a Turkish measure that would have criminalized adultery. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who at first supported the adultery proposal to appease conservative allies, agreed to drop it, and last week pushed a 700-page package of penal-code reforms through parliament. "We have worked hard and we have done our homework," a tight-lipped Erdogan told reporters in Brussels. "There is no reason now not to receive a positive answer" from the E.U. Well, almost none. The prospect of a thumbs-up from Verheugen this week - his recommendation will be voted...
...schools, clinics and roads. Total debt now stands at $4.3 billion. Meanwhile, collapsing coffee prices have pummeled its export earnings, further undermining attempts to escape from the debt trap. "As long as we cannot balance our budget, we can't avoid borrowing," says Bright Rwamirama, chair of the Ugandan Parliament's finance committee. Debt relief gives countries a predictable flow of resources free from the whims of donors. But when it's directed at poverty reduction, there's little difference between...
...parliament for approval, expected in three months. The move paves the way for the treaty to finally come into force, which can only happen when nations accounting for 55% of the world's greenhouse-gas emissions sign up to it. Although 120 countries have ratified the protocol, the U.S. - the world's largest emitter - rejected it in 2001, meaning the only way the threshold could be met was for Russia to join. The treaty requires industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 2012. Unbroken Circle MIDDLE EAST The Palestinian Cabinet declared a state of emergency as Israel continued...
...Mark in the Middle Perhaps Latham's optimism comes from being relatively green in Canberra - and a first-time visitor to most parts of the country during the campaign. Before he became P.M., Howard, another man of conviction, had spent 22 years in Parliament; Paul Keating just as long. But there are gaps between what Latham promises, what experience tells us is possible, and what Latham actually does. Eight months ago, he said people had become cynical about election campaigns with "too much spin-doctoring and stage management." In the middle of his first electoral contest, has he broken...