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Robinson failed to mention that the E.U. is a completely new idea: something never seen before. So Europe isn't "self-doubting," Europe is improving itself. For instance the bailout of Greece shows Europe's ability to react to a never seen situation: there are now discussions over a European monetary fund. Etienne Delaunay, REUTLINGEN, GERMANY...
Greeks describe their new Prime Minister with words like decent or humane. In the brutal world of Greek politics, though, those aren't always compliments. Despite PASOK's overwhelming victory last year, Papandreou's elevation owed much to the self-destruction of the governing center-right New Democracy Party. Opponents dismissed him as Yiorgaki, or "little George." (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...medical community has determined is an incurable illness [March 29]. Pedophiles exist in all walks of life, yet Catholic priests get the headlines, even though just a tiny percentage have committed this shameful offense. Choosing to live the vow of chastity is a gift of one's total self to God and has no relevance whatsoever to pedophilia...
Many of the lyrics on Here Lies Love, in fact, are adapted directly from the principal characters' own words. (The quotations from Imelda tend to be enormously self-aggrandizing, of course, but that's part of the fun.) The story arc follows Imelda from her troubled childhood through her whirlwind courtship with Ferdinand Marcos, her gradual assumption of political power and her break with Cumpas. By the last few songs, however, everything falls apart: following years of martial law and the assassination of Marcos' rival, Benigno Ninoy Aquino (who had briefly dated Imelda in their youth), the Philippines...
...never did. This is many people's nightmare. But your book is about happiness. Explain. One of the things we fear the most is being told we're unloved by the person we love. But I knew this man. I really saw this as a crisis of his own self and soul, and I felt like, regardless of the outcome, it was important to me to step out of his way and give him some room to work through this crisis. Marriage is about ebb and flow, and it felt important to practice some patience at that time. (Read...