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...Rocking for Relief J.F.O. McAllister's essay "They're Playing His Song" described Prime Minister Tony Blair's use of rock-star diplomacy to get across his message on aid to Africa at the G-8 summit [July 4]. Regardless of what political capital Blair gains by using music celebrities to call attention to Africa's poor, the essence of his message is that poverty must be eradicated. If music is the medium to rouse the Western world, so be it. Politicians aim to leave a legacy, and it's a good time for Blair to do so. Krishan Sapra...
...National Institutes of Health, will pay out $15 million this year and up to $45 million annually for the remainder of the seven-year grant. The grant is the first venture of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, which was endorsed by the G-8 countries at a summit in June...
...June 10: During a news conference in Sea Island, Ga., at the conclusion of a G-8 summit, Bush answers very directly "Yes" to a journalist's unambiguous question, "Do you stand by your pledge to fire anyone found" to have leaked CIA operative Plame's name...
...political consequences the attack will have in Great Britain and Europe. The bombs exploded at a moment of great triumph for Britain: the last months saw Blair’s sweeping reelection, a solidly performing British economy, the beginning of the British presidency of the European Union, the G8 summit at Gleneagles, and finally, the announcement of the 2012 London Olympics. Commentators wonder whether the attacks will afford the mandate for invasive legislation parallel to the U.S. Patriot Act, or perhaps instead, whether they will warrant the development of a supranational police and security force shared by the countries...
...attacks came only a day after the start of a G-8 summit in Scotland attended by several heads of state, including Blair and President George W. Bush. Blair rushed back from the summit to London for emergency meetings, appearing in a televised address later that afternoon calling the day “a very sad day for the British people...