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...ever,” the Report declared, “artistic practice will need to contribute to intellectual inquiry and help construct new forms of social practice.”Getting to this point will require a greater interest in the arts that encourages involvement in social causes, a tough feat for the smaller student groups that are often behind such efforts. In the end, for both art and social interests, infrastructure and hanging frames are not as important as people power.“[W]e can’t be with rose covered glasses about what...
...nuclear threshold - not because the President showed any lack of resolve, but because the resolve of others remains in question. The British and French leaders were adamant in their support, with Sarkozy warning that "if by December there is not an in-depth change by the Iranian leaders," tough new sanctions would be applied. Brown called the new development the greatest challenge facing the international community. But Germany, which has recently shown reticence to expand sanctions without approval from the entire European Union, was inexplicably absent from the event. Obama was left to explain that Chancellor Angela Merkel...
...European diplomats played down Germany's absence from the stage and said the Germans may still be willing to back tough sanctions, having only learned the details of the new plant this week. "From the feedback we got from them, I think they will go along" with new sanctions, says a senior European diplomat. Russia and China are less likely to be impressed by the new information, says the diplomat, noting that they continue to have "different, conflicting views" from the Western powers about further sanctions. Medvedev said on Sept. 24 in Pittsburgh, "I do not believe sanctions...
...crippling sanctions" of which U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned last spring. Last spring, Ross and others had spoken of the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh as the pivotal moment at which the Iranians would be confronted with a united international front demanding immediate compliance under threat of tough consequences. (See pictures of people around the world protesting Iran's election...
...dialogue from President Barack Obama. As the U.S. and its partners prepare for an Oct. 1 meeting with Iranian negotiators to discuss Iran's nuclear program, Sarkozy has played attack dog in chief, snarling impatiently that Tehran must be given deadlines to cooperate with international demands or else face tough consequences. Speaking at the U.N. on Thursday, Sarkozy noted there's been no change in Tehran's behavior despite dialogue with Iran and sanctions imposed since 2005. "Since then, there's only uranium enrichment, more centrifuges and - last but not least - a call by the leader of Iran to wipe...