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...occasional blasts of heavier weapons sounded throughout Chad's capital, N'Djamena, on Saturday afternoon, as rebel forces escalated their drive to oust president Idriss Déby. Up to 1,500 rebel soldiers entered N'Djamena on Friday evening, and the initial resistance they encountered began to wane on Saturday as defections seriously weakened the defending government forces. French radio reported European nationals holed up in a safe enclave as warning that the capital would fall to the rebels within hours...
...face of union resistance. And that is the second reason why the renewed attempt is producing a high-drama showdown. Although strong in sectors like transport - where strikes often cause enormous disruption - French unions represent less than 8% of the national workforce, and have seen their influence steadily wane over the years. Should they fail in their traditional "last stand" defense of the "special regime" pensions, they'd allow Sarkozy to storm what has been considered the unions' last bastion - and leave them with little ground left to defend...
...worry too much about journalism’s future.” Political reporters take on the crucial task of creating a narrative that gives Americans a clearer sense of how well the government is doing its job, she said, and the importance of that charge will not wane, even as new forms of delivery emerge. “At a time when journalism is considered an endangered species,” Dowd said, “the Bushies at least have proved that our profession is more necessary than ever.” Dowd, whose columns on former President...
...More than a few American diplomats have failed where Rice now treads, and her task is even harder now, when years have been lost, leaders on both sides have been weakened, and U.S. influence in the region has begun to wane. Even if she is able to get everyone to Annapolis, if the conference is perceived to be a failure, the very moderate forces in the Arab world that Washington has been trying to bolster will, instead, be further weakened. As she works against expectations on all sides to produce a conference that moves the conflict closer...
With the novelty of burgers and fries on the wane, and health concerns of such food rising, fast-food chains have been searching for ever more inventive ways to attract new customers and keep revenues rising. Such was the motivation behind McDonald's' decision in 2006 to enlist Philippe Avanzi, one of France's leading interior designers, to develop a strategy to give 6,000-odd outlets across Europe a face-lift. Avanzi and McDonald's, in turn, engaged the services of one of the world's most highly regarded furniture producers, Fritz Hansen of Denmark, to supply chairs designed...