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...French President Jacques Chirac made one of the most ardent postelection declarations of European independence. "Now more than ever, [Europe] has the need, the necessity, to strengthen its dynamism and unity when faced with this great world power," he said on Nov. 5. Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero told Der Spiegel that Europeans should "have faith in the prospect of becoming the most important global power in 20 years." Of Europe's three most prominent antiwar leaders, only German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder urged cooperation. His congratulatory telegram to Bush pointed out that...
...live in Hurricane Alley to build houses that are more wind- and water-resistant so my tax dollars don't have to subsidize federal insurance for their beachfront housing. Dobb Mayo Holland, Michigan Spain's New Man In his interview with time, Spain's Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero claimed that "sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength" [Sept. 27]. To repeat an old saying, That's like comparing apples to herrings. There is a reverse spin on Zapatero's view: only a few weeks ago, two female Chechen terrorists blew...
...Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's office in Madrid's Moncloa Palace has an almost Zen-like atmosphere - bright and spare, with cool grey walls and stainless-steel furniture. And there's something Zen-like about Zapatero himself. The Spanish Prime Minister with the beatific smile says his role is not to shape public opinion but to follow it. "I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat," he said in an interview with TIME last week. "I accept that when an overwhelming majority of citizens says something, they are right." Zapatero calls...
...government - though it opened a second line of investigation into an Islamic attack - continued to blame ETA." Whom will Spaniards believe? The Socialists (PSOE) contend that voters answered that question on March 14, when they turned out Aznar's government and voted in new Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. But the PP alleges that the Socialists illegally encouraged supposedly spontaneous antigovernment rallies on March 13, which fell within the 24-hour pre-election "period of reflection" during which campaigning is prohibited. The PP demanded the mobile-phone records of Socialist politicians, which they said would reveal...
...Iraqi Kurd origin on suspicion of terrorism. Authorities refused to comment on reports that the 10 were planning a bomb attack on soccer club Manchester United's stadium, but stepped up security at the ground. First Week SPAIN Just days after taking office, new PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero arrived in Casablanca for discussions on terrorism and illegal immigration with his Moroccan counterpart, Driss Jettou. "This visit is much more significant than just going to eat a bowl of couscous," Spain 's new director general of communications, Javier Valenzuela, told TIME. "We want to show the world...