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...ambience somewhat more chilly. Whereas the Czech Republic might once have been the most unquestioningly loyal of Washington's post-Cold War allies, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's comment last week that President Obama's economic stimulus plan is "a road to hell" underscores the fact that Czech support for the U.S. leadership is no longer a certainty...
...Kelly's constituency of Lurgan, 24 miles south of Belfast in County Armagh, is one of the few areas where dissident republicans have achieved a small measure of public support. This week, vehicles in Lurgan and Belfast were hijacked by masked men, and later abandoned and set on fire, triggering security alerts closed down main roads and forced the evacuation of nearby houses. "Most people thought this kind of thing was done and dusted," says Kelly. "But now they are taking different routes to work and avoiding certain areas. People are just waiting to see what happens...
...question now is whether Aso's performance on the world stage has given a temporary reprieve for his flagging administration. Just six weeks ago, Aso's support rating at home had plunged into the single digits as Japan's recession worsened. Shortly after that poll came out, former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa embarrassed the Aso administration by showing up in what appeared to be an inebriated state at a press conference during a Group of Seven meeting in Rome. Nakagawa later stepped down. (See pictures of Japan and the world...
...troops in Afghanistan to engage in more fighting. A Pentagon official told TIME on Friday that although the U.S. would not reject any offers of more combat troops from Europe, they are instead pushing harder for "money to grow the Afghan national army, trainers for the police, and civilian support - all of which we believe are more politically palatable to the Europeans...
...striking. Only four years ago, George W. Bush, in his second Inaugural Address, described what he called America's "considerable" influence, saying, "We will use it confidently in freedom's cause." Bush's vision of American power was combative and aggressive. He said the U.S. would "seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture." He continued, "We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom...