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...Musharraf's lack of a popular mandate means that he has been unable to confront those like Aziz, and has had to form alliances with conservative groups, costing him the support of moderates. "The rate of evaporation of support for Musharraf over the past few months is unprecedented," says Iqbal. "I don't come across a single person who is defending Musharraf today." Even support from the U.S. seems to be wavering. Representatives Tom Lantos and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen along with Senator Joe Biden wrote to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently, saying that, "It is our impression that many...
...roots of such dining with a space reminiscent of Versailles. "When people descend the stairs, it's as if they're watching a movie," says Starr. "People like to feel they're part of a group or party, and our tables achieve that." The shared table is so popular that even Drew Barrymore, whose celebrity status would surely merit more discreet VIP seating, has been spotted there...
Comedy is not something either generation is getting much of on prime-time TV. Sitcoms have lost their 50-year grip on the upper reaches of the Nielsen ratings, falling victim to the cheaper, more popular talent contests and reality shows. Movies have stepped into that gap. There's a connection with TV, of course: nearly all of today's movie-comedy stars (Carell, Stiller, Ferrell) started on the small screen. The biggest hits also depend on two of the oldest, most productive Hollywood combustions: first between script and star, then between star and audience...
Brandt said that the influence of cigarette companies was deeply rooted in a number of spheres of society, including “agriculture, business, popular culture, gender and sexuality.” He discusses the topics in greater detail in his recent book, “The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America...
...also is likely to backfire on activists, says Richard Bush, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, perhaps reaping retribution against local activists, ethnic minorities and relations with the U.S. Hosting the games is the source of "immense popular pride," he says, "a mark that the Chinese have arrived" after 150 years of humiliation. Beijing blames the U.S. for denying it the honor in 2000. "That we might be trying to do it again confirms the worst belief about the United States, that we are trying to hold them down," says Bush. "To the extent we're looking around...