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But the U.S. did get an unexpected offer of help last week. The Saudi government proposed that it help finance peacekeeping troops drawn from Muslim countries. But since Iraqi leaders don't want peacekeepers from neighboring nations, the offer of assistance will probably be merely symbolic. Indeed, it allows the...
His speech--snoozy on the page, rousing in the hall--didn't offer any grand arguments. But the challenge of the moment was about demeanor, not substance. Kerry had to present himself as a plausible, positive--and not unpleasant--leader. His success was evident in the mostly mingy responses of...
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Recent public-opinion surveys put the pharmaceutical industry in the unpleasant company of cigarette makers and oil giants, which may help explain why U.S. drug companies have been so eager to polish their image. Pfizer, maker of such blockbusters as Lipitor, Viagra and Zoloft, announced last week that it will...
But the clash of cultures has been more of a slow series of culture shocks (both pleasant and unpleasant), and where a lapse in language comprehension would make things difficult, honest, if surprising, efforts at mutual understanding have compensated. After all, as I played peek-a-boo with the giggling...