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...inevitable whiff of irony around French Defense Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie's tour earlier this month of Kosovo and Afghanistan, two hot spots where the alliance is currently active, to affirm France's abiding commitment to NATO. But underneath the irony is real iron: the Minister has solid military facts to flaunt. In Pristina, she attended the formal handover of command of Kosovo's more than 18,000 NATO peacekeepers to French Lieut. General Yves de Kermabon. Then she flew to Kabul to meet troops under French Lieut. General Jean-Louis Py, who last month took charge...
Those criticisms notwithstanding, Playing the Game. casts a unique light on Ivy recruiting that will undoubtedly surprise and shock even those readers who felt that they had a solid grasp on the manner in which the “game” is conducted. The squeeze-play that prospective student-athletes face, the interaction between the admissions office and respective coaches and the acceleration of the commitment process are all presented in a clear, engaging manner that makes the book very difficult to put down...
...With more than 1,000 American soldiers dead in Iraq, the wars on terrorism and in Iraq color voters? perceptions of every other issue. Back in April, the economy actually had a solid few months, but voters gave the president no credit for it in the polls, because all eyes were on the escalating bloodshed in Fallujah. Now that Bush has stressed his commander-in-chief credentials for a few weeks, approval of his economic record has risen...
...come into a situation with two or three very solid goalies. Dov has taken the Crimson to three straight NCAA tournaments, but does he come in as the favorite...
...London and New York City. (One brother famously traded a string of rare pearls and $100 for a mansion on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue.) No order was too extravagant: Cartier created 27 tiaras for people attending the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. King Farouk of Egypt had solid-gold toothpicks specially made, the family of King Edward VII ordered jeweled can openers, and W.K. Vanderbilt requested 18-karat-gold yo-yos. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt filled a cake with Cartier jewels as a birthday gift for the Prince of Wales. And a challenge from a gemstone-laden maharaja inspired...