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...peace. He has led a full-throated effort to get the Bush Administration to abjure the use of torture. But he has also made the strongest and most detailed strategic argument-most notably in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute-for a renewed effort to succeed in Iraq. He believes the war against Islamist radicalism should be the highest national priority. He is one of the few remaining American politicians who want to send more troops to the war zone. "I don't think I could get a majority for that," McCain said. In fact, the Senator conceded that...
...mean that Chirac is completely marginalized, of course; he still has great autonomy in foreign and military affairs. But as he contemplates the final 17 months of his term, perhaps the most he can hope to accomplish is to get his Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin, into position to succeed him as President. That would bar the door to Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who was once close to Chirac but is now the most popular man of the right and the President's toughest antagonist. So Chirac's potential to be a nuisance remains imposing. But his political influence...
...plot twist that would reveal the movie to be “his” documentary of his and his friends’ lives—that at least would explain the enterprise’s amateur production value.A few of the film’s scenes do succeed: The “Santa Fe” musical number is especially inspired. The cast performs the song in a crowded subway car and recruits unsuspecting commuters into their impromptu revelry. Keith Young’s spirited choreography transforms every inch of the cramped quarters into performance space?...
...These are really good,? Fayyad said. ?These are not quite ready yet. In two more weeks they'll be ready for export. If we succeed, they'll be exported. And that will mean a lot to a bunch of farmers...
That left the stage open for Sarkozy, who is already running hard to succeed Chirac as President in 2007. As his colleagues dithered, Sarkozy, the son of Hungarian immigrants, thrust himself to the center of the crisis. He proudly states that he has been out in the banlieues every night since the trouble began. While de Villepin, who is seen as Sarkozy's main rival in 2007, struck a conciliatory tone, Sarkozy called last week for the immediate deportation of any foreign citizens convicted of taking part in the violence. He pointedly rejected the idea that government neglect...