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UPDATE: French Bond Sale Smooth But Election Raises Concerns – WSJ.com The ‘Pretty Woman’ strategy for political victory – baltimoresun.com There’s a scene in the movie “Pretty Woman” where the kindhearted hooker played by Julia Roberts asks her client, portrayed by Richard Gere : “Who do you want me to be?” Regardless of who she might really be, she realizes that it’s far less attractive than a tabula rasa onto which her client can project his own desires, and around which she can then build a tailor-made, palatable persona. It’s essentially the same principle that dating-and-mating books recommend adopting when suggesting that women retain an air of mystery at the outset of a relationship and be the first to hang up in phone conversations with a man. The idea underpinning these contortions is that whoever you truly are is less attractive than whatever someone can project onto you, so you should let them continue to dream about who and what you might be for as long as possible so you can rope them in. Farewell Sarkozy » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names Farewell Sarkozy NATO allies map Afghan pullout strategy – thenews.com.pk BRUSSELS: NATO allies sought Wednesday to ensure a smooth withdrawal from Afghanistan and reassure Kabul that the West would financially back Afghan forces once foreign combat troops are gone in … Sarkozy takes u-turn on ECB | SBS World News France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy has launched himself into the last week of a re-election bid with a surprise jab at the independence of the European Central Bank.    Continue reading →