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...Sarkozy appears to have no qualms about exploiting such sentiments. "We looked at the numbers," says Manuel Aeschlimann, a deputy in the National Assembly and a key Sarkozy aide. "Sarkozy looks good on urban security, but his profile was less developed on immigration." That is now bound to change, Aeschlimann suggests. "During the last presidential elections in 2002, the hidden issue was security: [Socialist candidate Lionel] Jospin underestimated the problem and got trapped. In 2007, it will be immigration," he says. "This is not the time to talk about giving foreigners the right to vote. It's a time...
DIED. Fausto Vitello, 59, founder of the cult punk-skater magazine Thrasher, who in the late '70s sparked a thrill-seeking urban subculture of skateboarders who jumped curbs and railings instead of just ramps in specialty parks; of a heart attack, while riding his bike; in Woodside, Calif. The motto of the still vibrant movement: Skate and Destroy...
...really interested in leadership issues in urban education: where the superintendents are going to come from, principals who will leave the schools...how we improve whole systems of schools,” he said. “Those are my areas of interest and where I will, over time, probably be developing some courses to teach...
...executive director of the Cambridge Arts Coalition, Jason Weeks, said that their program that sponsors street performers in the Square is a national model for urban arts projects...
...second category of visions of the future is initially less creative—there are only so many ways to live sans apartment. Where things get entertaining are the accommodations after you’ve made a little piece of urban space your new home. You’re jobless, destitute, and living outside, but you can bring your TV, right? Further, there’s always an opportunity for a little freelance—a best-selling memoir about your seedy life on the streets, perhaps with some James Frey-ian embellishments...