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...content with The Duchess of Alba and "La Beata," 1795, the enchanting picture of Alba at play, her black fleece of curls cascading down her back--"There is not a hair on her head," wrote a French visitor to Madrid, "that does not excite desire"--tormenting her pious old servant, la Beata, with a red coral charm for repelling the evil...
...language, the dapper attire, even expressions of regret for making "mistakes"--all are part of an effort by Dostum, a onetime soldier of fortune whose name is a byword for a decade of warlord power, to resell himself to his compatriots and the world as a democratic politician and servant of the people in a kinder, gentler Afghanistan. Whether he and other warlords succeed in this improbable transformation is even more important to Afghanistan's future stability than is the fate of al-Qaeda remnants hiding out in the Pakistani borderlands. While the Bush Administration continues to make chasing America...
Speaking with a booming voice, Galbraith, 93, entertained listeners with personal anecdotes gleaned from a long career as a public servant, while also offering his perspective on current events ranging from U.S. drug policy to the collapse of Enron...
...Hussein, peace was the key to the Kingdom's future. Under Abdullah, however, Jordanians are no longer counting on it. "Israelis are proving they just want more and more land," said Ali, 30, a civil servant, as he strolled through the Roman ruins of Jerash in northern Jordan last week. "I don't think peace with Israel is possible." But his friend Mustafa, 32, a teacher, is optimistic. "This is not the peace we dreamed about," he said. "But eventually, we will wake up from this nightmare." His fellow Jordanians can do little more than hope he is right...
...Glickman] is a remarkable public servant and has a depth of knowledge about government from the legislative and executive branch experience,” Pryor said. “He’s an excellent choice...