Some of that has rubbed off on Obama, too.

Nelson Mandela inherited that glamour indeed, he personified it.

More generally, it is necessary to take into account both glancing and head on collisions.

The Shining is a horror novel by American author Stephen King.

With his Kenyan father, he carries the glamour once associated with Third World liberation movements.

And the new cities have a way of looking brighter and fresher than the old urban areas, which are often seen as jumbled and decaying.

That bitter memory of oppression and exploitation lingers in the minds of too many Chinese like the afterimage of a bright light long after it has been turned off.

Olmert, who stepped into Ariel Sharon s shoes as leader of the new Kadima Party, was considered a competent but lackluster parliamentarian and later mayor of Jerusalem who was known more for his polemical style than for his political stature or gravitas.