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Europe's Return Re: your cover story "Where Did Europe Go?" [March 8]: This is the question that many Greek citizens like myself have been asking every day over the past few months. We were the 10th member state to join the idealized union of nations, which was supposed to unite us all under our common values and culture (which were most of them, incidentally, inspired by Hellenic heritage) in order to fight together for a better and fairer world. Or that was the story they sold us anyway. Where is the E.U. now that the Greeks need it? Where...
Papandreou says he wants Greece to become the Sweden of the Mediterranean - powered by green energy and boutique tourism - and says it is possible to have both a generous welfare system and a competitive economy. Despite the bumps of the past few months, he remains optimistic about the European project. "I think Europe is in a transition," he says. "I'd say it's gone from being a peace project to being a ... prototype for a globalized society." He would like to lead the way. But first, there's a crisis to deal with...
...Catholic Church leaders really believe the rape of children was not a crime and sin against God? Any moral authority the church had in the past has been destroyed by the attempted worldwide cover-up of the most heinous of crimes...
...among the younger generation for not being macho enough. The two-wheeler has always been associated with teachers, professors and government clerks and is considered too "serious looking" for young people, says Rahul Bajaj, chairman of the Bajaj group. Waiting lists for Bajaj scooters are a thing of the past. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...Indu Bhandari, a mother of two, says when she and her husband wanted to buy their first car in 2003, M-800 was the inevitable choice. But with the introduction of snazzier models from domestic and international car makers, the M-800 has been losing its sheen over the past few years. As Bhandari says, when her parents bought their M-800 in the 80s, people were awed. By the time she bought hers, it was looked down upon - good as a first car, but nothing more, Bhandari says...