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...pomp and circumstance-the police-escorted limousines cruising unimpeded through capital cities, the grand conference rooms, the hordes of assistants and aides-international diplomacy can be a grindingly tough and draining business. For three years, Christopher Hill, the lead U.S. negotiator in the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea, had sought a Grand Bargain with Pyongyang, only to be frustrated at every turn. Finally, in the early hours of Feb. 13, that changed. Thanks in part to the Chinese, who played the stern taskmaster during the latest round of negotiations in Beijing ("they kept us up very late," Hill...
...tough stance shocked longtime allies of Cofferati, 59, a rising star of the Italian left after 12 years leading the country's biggest labor syndicate, CGIL. But he says demanding that immigrants obey the law is simply part of his job. "Some people seem to think that legality and security are only issues for the right," Cofferati tells TIME. "But, in today's society, governing means helping create the best conditions for different people from different backgrounds to live together without conflict...
...locals seem to agree, with a recent poll putting the mayor's approval rating at 56%. That's because Cofferati's get-tough approach is coupled with a progressive policy toward legal immigrants. For its foreign residents, the city provides housing assistance, Italian-language courses, psychological counseling and walk-in help desks in native languages for bureaucratic questions. But the greatest boon to new arrivals is plentiful work - Bologna's 2.6% unemployment rate is among Italy's lowest...
...Raymond Dassi, a Cameroonian who has lived in Bologna since 1996 and now heads its immigrant association, supports the mayor's tough line - but thinks his respect for law-abiding immigrants should go further, especially since Bologna needs foreign-born workers. "We are helping [Italians]. They can't see that," says Dassi, 35. "They need to democratize immigrants. They need to say, 'Let's see your ideas.'" Bologna's old and new residents are learning how to live together; next comes governing together...
...have only worsened since. The police department has lost 420 officers in the last two years, Riley said, 25 this year alone. Of the 1,392 currently left on the force, about 100 are out with injuries. With a housing shortage and lackluster salaries to offer, it's been tough to get new recruits. About 300 National Guard troops and 60 state police were dispatched last summer to help police get a handle on crime, and will remain in the city until at least June. And the city's crime lab remains closed after being inundated with floodwater - a major...