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...economy in Latin America; some of the trends that seem likely to propel Lula to power are visible elsewhere on the continent as well. Peter Hakim, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington think tank, says that Lula's success reflects widespread "unhappiness with the results of economic reform and the quality of leadership." Lula will be nobody's stooge, least of all Washington's. "The U.S. thinks first and foremost of the U.S.," he told Time recently. "It is up to us Brazilians to think more about ourselves. I always say a human being will never be respected...
...wanted to share power with Catholics. Others think putting Sinn Fein in government rewarded the I.R.A. for its campaign of terror. But most talk about the peace process failing to live up to their expectations. Even though violence has been cut dramatically, unionists complain that they've swallowed police reform and the release of paramilitary prisoners in the belief that they would see bigger gestures in return, like true I.R.A. disarmament or a declaration that the war is over. They are suspicious that the I.R.A. is hanging around in case politics doesn't further its goal of a united Ireland...
This allows Armenian government officials to participate in executive programs at KSG on topics such as leadership, political reform and global finance...
Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly continues to watch the process of reform in the archdiocese very closely, according to Norris...
Rather than arousing our indignation at big tobacco, money-hungry litigation distracts us from the nefarious practices most in need of reform. As greedy copycats line up for a piece of the pie, the truly effective collective suits may suffer an undeserved fallout. No matter how big the price tag looks, if collective action falls by the wayside, tobacco companies will have won without even trying...