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...there's another reason why support for the FN has fallen. President Nicolas Sarkozy has cut the ground from underneath the far right by taking a tough stance on issues such as integration and immigration, while presiding over the most ethnically diverse Cabinet that France has ever seen. Sarkozy set an annual target for deportations of illegal immigrants; last month he criticized the burqa as "a sign of subservience" that he said is not welcome in France. That has helped him reclaim turf that the FN has long monopolized. "He speaks unapologetically of battling illegal immigration ... He talks about national...
...women, is pro-choice on abortion, and talks of creating a "French Islam" to integrate France's Muslim community. Just as mainstream politics can co-opt the rhetoric of the far right, Le Pen shows that the far right is learning to wrap itself in the language of reason...
...task. In a deep recession, Netflix has also taught film fans that renting a movie or TV series not only is way less expensive than buying but also takes up no shelf space when you move from your foreclosed home into your parents' basement. That could be one reason DVD sales declined 13.5% in the first half of 2009, while Netflix revenues were up 21% in the year's second quarter. At the same time, movie attendance has surged 8% this year. People are watching more, owning less. (See the 100 best movies of all time...
This, you might be asking, is the good news? Well, yes, it is, because a housing recovery isn't just about bottoming out on price. What is more important for a healthy market is that there be a prevailing logic or reason - rooted in local neighborhoods, in local economies - for houses to cost what they do. And that sort of logic, as illustrated by Boise, is reclaiming the housing market from coast to coast...
Still Too Late for Some It would be less monstrous if more people could take advantage of government and bank programs that would allow them to stay in their homes. But this part of the equation has been difficult in Boise and nationwide - the reason the Obama Administration recently invited 25 mortgage servicers for a day of head-knocking in Washington...