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...attempt to appeal to Kenyan nationalism may have backfired. Regular Kenyans seem to think that Brother Barack was only doing his familial duty. An unofficial television poll after the news of the U.S. letters broke found that 82% of respondents disagreed with the Foreign Ministry's move to summon Ranneberger. And no one is more critical of Kenya's leaders than Kenyans themselves. "The government's attitude has been that this can't be happening unless somebody's inciting Obama and that it's got nothing to do with them," says Mati, the anti-corruption activist. "They are truly...
...between his supporters and Honduran security forces. And he seemed to acknowledge that he's also turned up pressure on himself to get Hondurans and the international community fervently enough behind him to end the standoff. "We want this to end soon," he says. "But I may have to summon all my spiritual strength to get through...
...down from his settlement-freeze demand - and the rebuff from moderate Arab states to the President's call for them to make tangible gestures toward normalization of ties with Israel - most analysts are waiting to see what actions back his words. Reports from the talks suggest the Administration will summon the two parties to Washington next month for talks under U.S. auspices on the full gamut of final-status issues. But Netanyahu may have his own ideas and may be buoyed by his success in resisting the settlement-freeze demand. Indeed, the Israeli Prime Minister's domestic popularity has surged...
...party had left. In subsequent days and weeks, Mayor Daley of Chicago led the voices of those who sought to enlist me as a standard-bearer against Richard Nixon. I told them all no. I understood very well the stakes of the forthcoming election. I simply could not summon the will...
...include a mix of big names like Marc Jacobs and Jil Sander and new American collections from Patrik Ervell and Tim Hamilton. "Most of them are up-and-coming designers," Urbinati says, "but that's not why I buy them. I buy what I love." This season the owners summon their New York roots with the arrival of Brooklyn-made suits designed by Urbinati and Albert Hammond Jr. of the garage band the Strokes. The small collection is made with classic fabrics and vintage 1940s styling. "Albert is incredibly dapper and passionate about suits," says Urbinati...