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...appears confident the big names will show up. The all-day event is scheduled to be held in front of the iconic Bird's Nest Stadium in the grounds of the Olympic Training Center. Admission will be free, with some 5,000 tickets directly in front of the stage reserved for VIPs. Garson says he expects a crowd of 50,000, though because the open area around the stage is limited, many concertgoers will watch the stage from screens placed around the grounds. The potential worldwide TV audience, Garson says, will run into the billions...
...does succeed, the promoter would not only manage to stage what will be by far the biggest event of its kind in China, he will also finally realize a 10-year-long personal dream that began with a random phone call from the Vatican. "I am the least likely person to get a call from the Vatican," says Garson, "but they wanted to do a project with me," involving printing some of Pope John Paul II's favorite poems and prayers...
...Democrat bloc with the Social Democratic Party, she won a new mandate, with center-right coalition partners of her choosing. Now, as the emboldened leader of Europe's most populous nation and most powerful economy, Merkel has the ability to make her personality and priorities count on a global stage. But what, exactly, does she want to do with her power? And how will she go about doing...
...battle enters its final stage in Washington, a rebellion is taking shape in the states, which are alarmed about the new financial burdens they will face in a revamped system. Governors of both parties are complaining that reform will drive their budgets into even deeper holes, with some feeling the effects far more than others. But just how much will be riding on the states? Here's a look at four changes that lie ahead. (Watch TIME's video "Uninsured Again...
With important names like Daniel Guzmán, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Jorge Méndez Blake and Orozco taking center stage, the exhibition is decidedly, and understandably, Mexico-heavy. But by juxtaposing these talents with international contemporaries - from Jenny Holzer to Paul McCarthy, Kelley Walker to Jeff Koons - the Bass has "been able to bridge these creative cultures," enthuses executive director and chief curator Silvia Karman Cubina. The result, she says, is "a very exciting dialogue between past and present." See bassmuseum.org for more...