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...diplomatic and economic pressure doesn't work, though, the game will reach a point at which Israelis are prepared to act-with or without their allies. "We dare not let our children live under the shadow of a nuclear Iran," argues Lerman. "At that point all options will be on the table." The alternative, says Yiftah Shapir, "is to come to terms with a nuclear Iran. Absent change we may have to face that reality...
Even so, the U.S. commitment to science might have remained strong if the Soviet Union hadn't collapsed in the late '80s. "We don't have this shadow of Sputnik or the cold war overhanging us," says Stanford's Hennessy, "and we need a different form of inspiration." In fact, says Robert Birgeneau, a physicist and chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, it already exists, if only we would recognize it. "We have a different kind of war, an economic war," he says. "The importance of investing in long-term research for winning that war hasn't been understood...
...tolling of church bells. To hold the games, Torino, known more for its industry than its tourist allure, has undertaken a glossy transformation of its own. Ginio Cerutti, a retired typesetter who volunteers as a tour guide at the abbey, explains that his hometown "lives in the shadow of the Alps, but it's more than just a mountain town." Throughout its history, he says, "it has always found ways to reinvent itself." Torino has lived many lives. Closer both in kilometers and character to Paris than Palermo, this northwestern Italian city traces its early prominence to its position...
...swell that Terrence Howard got a nomination in the super-indie Hustle & Flow! I'm also pleased that Joaquin Phoenix emerged from Witherspoon's shadow to get a nod. A win for either of them would be fine by me, but the race seems to be between Hoffman and Ledger. Hoffman's Capote is a stunt, a caricature, the kind Oscar often rewards, but it's also a great performance. Ledger, his character's emotions so internalized he's nearly made mute by his passion and guilt, would dominate any other year. But in the leading actor categories, I have...
...secure broad national support for some of the initiatives begun tentatively by the Liberals, such as stronger continental security arrangements, strengthening the North American Free Trade Agreement and developing a North American partnership with the U.S. and Mexico. Canada West Foundation's Gibbins predicts that once Harper escapes the shadow of identification with Bush Administration neocons, "he can lead the way to a genuine improvement in the relationship...