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...full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society. You have said your victory is a "victory for Europe." Does that mean it's a defeat for the U.S.? Absolutely not. You heard [on the congratulations phone call] that the personal rapport with the President is very good. But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe. Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between Europe and the U.S. Should the West use the threat of military action...
...White House had already injected a sour note to the trip. A senior U.S. official says Hu and his entourage were initially offered a visit to Bush's ranch in Texas or an overnight stay at Camp David in the hope that they might establish a rapport in a more casual setting. But Beijing's insistence on a formal reception at the White House led to those offers being dropped. The squabbling broke out in public in March when White House spokesman Scott McClellan contradicted Chinese officials and asserted that the U.S. was not designating the trip as a full...
...from the Louisiana statehouse to the White House have seen their poll numbers slump to new lows. Nagin, who took the brunt of verbal abuse from evacuees, tried to win them back in January by championing New Orleans as a "chocolate city" - a comment that he admits "soured" his rapport with white voters who got him elected four years ago. Now, however, he?s finding electoral solace in the city?s African-American community - and the reason is simple, says black businessman and Democratic Party activist Kenneth Garrett Sr. "He?s the captain that stayed with the sinking ship...
...last decade of his career, Thurston joined the Executive Education Program and served as course head for the Owner/President Management Program, according to Williams. “Phil and the group of down-to-earth ‘doers’ developed an almost immediate rapport and they appreciated him,” said Williams. “He could deliver messages from academia at Harvard in a way that would ring true with them as ground-level executives.” An authority on manufacturing and planning, Thurston actively engaged his students and made use of the interactive format...
...injury, last month the Pentagon decided to stop using British jet engine technology made by Rolls Royce for the Joint Strike Fighter planes that are still in development - a decision that the British are still heavily lobbying to reverse. With all those tensions brewing, Rice and Straw's personal rapport may be more important than ever before...