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Atlantic, The, December, 2007 by Matthew Quirk
DECEMBER 2
Putin’s Jig
Election day in Russia, yawn. Speculation about today’s parliamentary vote and the upcoming presidential election centers not on who will win—Vladimir Putin’s party should sail to victory—but on how Putin will maintain control of Russia after he gives up the presidency.
Seasoned
Bad news for those who finally got the Spice Girls out of their heads: The British girl group is cashing in with a nostalgia tour and greatest- hits album. While Ginger left the group in 1998, leading to a breakup in 2001, it was Sporty’s acquiescence that finally brought the Girls back together.
DECEMBER 3–14
Emission Impossible?
With the Kyoto Protocol set to expire in 2012, negotiations on a new climate treaty begin in earnest this week in Bali. The hope is to reduce greenhouse gases to 25 to 40 ...