Word: temperance
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...comes second. At home in the U.K., a recent poll showed only 31% of Britons still express trust in their Prime Minister. But in the U.S. Blair plays to both camps. For conservatives, he is the ultimate ally. Liberals cling to Blair as the only one who can temper Bush's starchy unilateralism and keep America from piling up enemies around the world. Comparing the country's similar expectations of the Secretary of State, a White House adviser puts it plainly: "He's Powell with an accent." When the two leaders joined for their press conference at the White House...
...Blair reacted as if it were an easily adjudicated matter among friends. And his attitude paid off. (The next day the White House announced it is suspending legal proceedings against all Britons being held at Guant?namo Bay until officials from both countries discuss the cases.) For Bush, that even temper demonstrates far more than grace under pressure. "I've heard it called cojones," says a senior White House official. "Blair's got the fortitude. He's a man of principle and character. He's never wavered. The President really respects that...
...poll showed only 31% of Britons still express trust in their Prime Minister. But in the U.S. Blair plays to both camps. For conservatives, he is the ultimate ally, standing with the President against terrorists and the weak-willed. Liberals cling to Blair as the only one who can temper Bush's starchy unilateralism and keep America from piling up enemies around the world. Comparing the country's similar expectations of the Secretary of State, a White House adviser puts it plainly: "He's Powell with an accent...
...previously cool Dershowitz appeared on the point of losing his temper while cross-examining James, approaching him closely and waving his finger while shouting such sentences as “You made it up!” and “You’re wrong—admit...
...southeast of Lima. The hostages said that a ransom had been paid, which local press reports put between $200,000 and $900,000. However the government and company officials denied giving the rebels any money. The kidnapping raised fears that the rebels are regrouping after a decade-long lull. Temper Fidel CUBA Fidel Castro and his brother Ra?l led hundreds of thousands of demonstrators outside the Spanish and Italian embassies to protest the European Union's decision to review policy toward the country because of human-rights concerns. Protesters held signs emblazoned with DOWN WITH FASCISM! and LONG LIVE...