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...thwarted by union-led opposition. Sarkozy's determination to storm the one bastion labor has successfully defended from creeping reform reflects his electoral promise to "rupture" with France's musty status quo. By launching that assault just six months into his five-year term, Sarkozy grasps how vital a victory in reforming public-sector pensions is to enabling the rest of his modernization program. "We were elected to transform France," Sarkozy said ahead of the strikes, "and will apply these reforms because they must be applied...
This is not reassuring news for the Bush Administration, which continues to regard Musharraf as a vital ally in the war on terrorism. But if Washington is constrained by its ties to the dictator, Bhutto is now liberated. And she has the opportunity many politicians crave: a chance to redefine herself. Having inherited her political mantle from her father Zulfikar--sent to the gallows by a previous military ruler--she has often been labeled a child of privilege, haughty and aloof from ordinary Pakistanis. Her two stints as Prime Minister were plagued with ineptitude and accusations--which she denied...
...information needs improvement, they brought up several difficulties of implementing the UC’s proposed system. Assistant Dean of the College and chemistry lecturer Logan S. McCarty voiced a widely held concern that an online information system could not perform one of the Coop’s most vital functions: reminding professors to get their book orders in on time. “A service the Coop does is hounding us,” McCarty said. “That’s a key element that’s missing here...We have to create something where someone...
...Ireland's information-hungry immigrants, the publications serve a vital need, with advice on applying for government benefits, employment law and finances. Readership is not huge; Polska Gazeta claims 7,000, and Polski Express gives away its 5,000 copies in places like supermarkets and Polish pubs. But Pas is proud of some of her paper's scoops, including an expos on the exaggeration of figures for Dublin's homeless Polish population by some authorities and media. "Our readers want to know about what is going on in the Polish community here," says Pas. "The Irish papers are all about...
...local food banks and shelters. In Georgia, where the group was founded 15 years ago, more than 1,000 hunters delivered 5,000 pounds of meat in 2006, making 25,000 meals. Nationwide, the group is on track to deliver its one-millionth meal in December. "It's really vital now because it's the holiday season, and there's more need during the fall and winter," says Glenn Dowling, executive vice president of the Georgia Wildlife Federation. "Now is when this influx of high-quality protein needs to come into play in the food banks...