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...will start building nuclear power plants again by the end of this decade," President George W. Bush announced when he signed the bill into law in August. In much of Europe, too, official attitudes to nuclear are shifting rapidly. Bulgaria is currently holding a tender for two new reactors. The British government is considering renewing its nukes. And in both Germany and Sweden, there's a big debate as to whether to reverse a previous commitment to shut down existing reactors...
...chaotic and premature elections, and to push for the adoption—and now implementation—of a hastily drafted constitution. These activities divert much-needed energy and focus from the more pressing task of keeping Iraqis safe.While political achievements might be of the kind of legal tender that can enable the administration to buy the support of more Americans for the war effort, such currency is hardly worth anything right now for Iraqis. What Iraqis care about today, more than anything else, is a clear strategy that can deliver security and put an end to the harsh reality...
...good rags-to-riches story, and for the Packers, theirs began anew in 1992. From out of nowhere, or rather the New York Jets, came a new general manager, Ron Wolf. He hired Holmgren, the crackerjack offensive coordinator for the 49ers who can go both ways - tough and tender. That same year Wolf traded a first-round draft choice to the Atlanta Falcons for backup quarterback Brett Favre, who soon replaced incumbent Dan Majkowski. Favre has since replaced Bart Starr in the hearts of many Packer fans as he has driven the team first to respectability, then possibility...
...also impossible to contemplate these images without wondering about Degas’ relation to women. His bathers are beautiful, but they far from glamorous; sometimes their positions are awkward and unlovely. It’s an open question, Wolohojian says whether Degas’ depiction of the bathers is tender or something else—perhaps exploitative or cynical.In thinking about Degas’ relation to women, Wolohojian believes that it is important to realize that all the ballet dancers he depicts are women. “There were men who danced. Where are they?” Wolohojian asks...
...less warlike attitudes." Many painters became interested in their models' own stories. A section called "Into and Out of Africa" reveals how travelers and scientists, recording physical types and costumes, also observed the humanity of their subjects. David Wilkie's Negro Nurse with White Baby (1840-01) is a tender sketch of a woman embracing her charge. For the most part, Victorian society was one in which most thought black people inferior. Yet Marsh observes: "Although Victorian society was racist through and through, this is not reflected in the art." The exception - and the most disturbing section of the exhibition...