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...avid harmonica player who used to deflate after-hours tensions at the 1982 Geneva arms talks by performing a Russian folk song or two. As teenagers, both men played together in a Baltimore harmonica band, and after one of Adler's concerts last year, Rowny popped backstage to renew the acquaintance. That led the pair to join a benefit concert in Baltimore last week, where they played an onstage duet of the sort they could never play in politics. Says Adler: "You could fly a plane between where we stand on the political spectrum. But music can transcend ideology." Maybe...
...remain stagnant. A thaw has been achieved between Pakistan and India as they both get enraptured by cricket. But this is not a case of new political revolutions, but rather the rediscovery of old cultural bonds that have overcome postcolonial boundaries. Similarly, China and India are beginning to renew old ties. China's Premier Wen Jiabao has said that his forthcoming visit to New Delhi will be the most important trip of the year. As the political divide between the two countries melts, they will rediscover their ancient connections...
...Last year, one of Blair's aides studied how parties long in power elsewhere managed to renew themselves with voters. The most persistent answer: Get a new leader. That will come, but not now. "Blair has huge confidence in his ability to handle things," says one official. In a few weeks, his confidence will have its test...
...winning bid of $2,325 on Wednesday gave him the authority to name the arena on March 1, as corporate owner Delaware North Cos. continued to auction temporary naming rights and donate the proceeds to charity. Bank of America, based in Charlotte, N.C., opted not to renew the naming contract with the arena after it acquired FleetBoston Financial last year...
...part of a great venture: to extend the promise of freedom in our country, to renew the values that sustain our liberty, and to spread the peace that freedom brings." GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. President, in last week's State of the Union address...