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Greece is poised to make a new request for the sculptures' return as part of a deal to coincide with the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
A Japan Times editorial said the United States has rightly "elevated China to a far more central place in its foreign policy than it occupied in the past," given that "China is poised to become a 21 st -century superpower and is already playing a major role in stabilizing Asia economically."
[Monica stands poised with pen to record results.
But, the Journal points out, with spending in the public health care sector (primarily Medicare and Medicaid) coming under firmer budgetary control, the growth of private medical costs may be poised to rise above 5% per year for the first time since the early 90s.
Most find her irresistible, sometimes to the point of over-sharing: "You just want to wipe away the tears from her baby-fat cheeks and give snookums a big old hug" (Michael O'Sullivan, the Washington Post ). ( Slate 's David Edelstein is one of those smitten: "It's worth seeing, it demands to be seen, for Drew Barrymore, who is at once the dizziest and most magically poised comedienne in movies today."