Word: summiteering
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...help that the President, stopping over in California on his way to an economic summit in Shanghai when Congress evacuated, had virtually nothing to say about the matter. "We cannot put him out at each new development," a senior Administration official told TIME. "And there were a lot of developments this week." Bush doesn't want to be announcing the results of each nasal swab; that's what Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Homeland Security czar Tom Ridge are meant to do. But Wednesday they were saying little and nothing, respectively, so Bush's silence just compounded...
...dispatches from the Afghan Islamic Press, while the main story concerns China's own humanitarian relief efforts on behalf of Afghan refugees in Pakistan. But a commentaryon how recent events have changed U.S.-China relations is decidedly sanguine about backing Washington. The piece enthuses that last weekend's APEC summit in Shanghai showed that "the U.S.-China relationship has acquired a more extensive and stable foundation and will step into a new stage notably different from what it was in the past? China is earnestly sharing woe with the United States." Let's not even mention that unpleasantness over...
...This is what it was like covering George Bush last week in Shanghai, as he visited the coast city for the Asia-Pacific Economic Conference. What was planned to have been a glorious coming out party for China in the guise of a trade summit, was now dominated by the issue of terror, and the President's hosts were not going to let him get a paper cut on their watch - which is why we were getting so much attention. For Bush, the pre-war purpose of the visit was a multi- country stature-building jaunt for a president...
...doses sent through the mail can cause only isolated outbreaks. Bioterrorism experts agree that the kind of catastrophic damage haunting our collective psyche requires the resources and weaponry of a sovereign state. Which is why Iraq, the Middle East's dormant volcano, suddenly appears to be smoking at the summit...
...southern slope of the Acropolis serves as the center of Greek cultural events. The cheaper the seats, though, the less you?ll be able to see of the shows. Tel: +30 1 92 82 900 Best View: Likavittós Hill. A funicular hoists visitors to the summit, the picturesque chapel of Ayios Yeóryios. For the more energetic, a winding footpath leads to the top. A terraced cafe facing the Acropolis offers a stunning, expansive view. Best to Avoid: Taxi drivers who don?t smile, refuse to issue receipts and negotiate fares upon entry. Insist that the meter...