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...living in London: "Late in the afternoon, Christian would sit regally on the furniture in the shop window, in the spotlight and watch the activities of the World's End. He was the star attraction, and the people, particularly children, loved him and were very proud of him. He seemed to belong to all of them. In the window he drew appreciative crowds of regular admirers or astonished newcomers. These were happy hours. If there were too many people and his view was obscured, he simply changed windows. Several motorists, seeing Christian unselfconsciously displaying himself, bumped into the cars...
...timely that Crazy Love is released right after Chris Brown and Rihanna's relationship has seized the public's attention. What can we learn from the torrent of headlines? It's a strange blessing that this story has played out because there needs to be a spotlight shed on domestic violence. They're giving the country a great education about what domestic violence is really like because neither of them fit many of the stereotypes people hold on domestic violence. I have a lot of sympathy for both Chris Brown and Rihanna and in some ways people are right...
...phase. The new interim CEO of General Motors - whose predecessor, Rick Wagoner, resigned March 29 at the behest of the White House - inherits a company in disarray. Over the next 60 days, Henderson must engineering some kind of comeback for the sputtering carmaker, amid the glare of the media spotlight and mounting public outrage over disappearing auto jobs. (Read "Will Wagoner's Exit Put GM on the Road to Recovery...
...Britain, amid rising unemployment, Brown faces daunting approval ratings and new elections in just over a year. In Germany, Angela Merkel's governing coalition is coming under increasing strain, with elections just six months away. And then there are the street protesters who will be vying for the spotlight. Large protests - against everything from capitalism to the structure of bank bailouts - are planned for both London and Strasbourg...
...while the battle may invoke a sense of duty, it also affords Le Pen some rare time in the spotlight on his own terms. Ever since his stunning success in qualifying for France's presidential run-off in 2002, Le Pen has reached the headlines mostly for his steady electoral decline. Conservative politicians like President Nicolas Sarkozy have successfully wooed hard-right voters by gravitating toward Le Pen's positions on issues like immigration and fighting crime. (See pictures of Sarkozy...