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...family. Since then, the son of a renowned Milan photojournalist has snapped his own striking frames of Balkan war victims, children from a Sicilian Mafia town and death-row inmates, the last of which set off widespread anger in the United States and eventually lead to his split with Benetton...
...global warming. They see the evidence of man’s impact unpersuasive and delude themselves into thinking that any serious effects of any climate change that is occurring will occur so far into the future that they’re not worth worrying about. The decision to split the Peace Prize between Gore and the IPCC will increase the pressure on leaders who refuse to believe that immediate action on climate change is necessary. The Bush administration in particular needs to be pushed to take action on climate change. The United States emits nearly 25 percent of the world?...
...Despite the enormous stakes involved, Sarkozy himself had other matters to deal with as his fellow citizens hoofed it to work. Shortly after noon, the Elysée announced "separation by mutual consent" of the Sarkozys - a split of their often high-profile but troubled marriage that had been widely expected. Indeed, over the past week, journalists' primary question to the Elysée had shifted from if the Sarkozys would be splitting to when their parting would be finally announced...
...government and its backers say they'll do whatever necessary to make France's overburdened, underfinanced pension system viable. Some observers worry that the polarizing split within French society that a drawn-out conflict would result in makes reaching compromise over pension reform critical...
...Opinion polls taken ahead of Thursday's strikes vary considerably, though together they roughly average a near 50% split between approval and condemnation. However, director of the French Revue of Political Science, Jean-Luc Parodi, notes public support of the strikers is already far below the 70% level expressed in 1995, and at least 10 points lower than those registered in 2003 - and they could fall further. The difference, he says, is context...