A Balkan war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia was considered inevitable, as Austria-Hungary’s influence waned and the Pan-Slavic movement grew. The rise of ethnic nationalism coincided with the growth of Serbia, where anti-Austrian sentiment was perhaps most fervent. Austria-Hungary had occupied the former Ottoman province of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which had a large Serb population, in 1878. It was formally annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908. Increasing nationalist sentiment also coincided with the decline of the Ottoman Empire. Russia supported the Pan-Slavic movement, motivated by ethnic and religious loyalties and a rivalry with Austria dating back to the Crimean War. Recent events such as the failed Russian-Austrian treaty and a century-old dream of a warm water port also motivated St. Petersburg.

Myriad other geopolitical motivations existed elsewhere as well, for example France’s loss of Alsace and Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War helped create a sentiment of irredentist revanchism in that country. France eventually allied itself with Russia, creating the likelihood of a two-front war for Germany.

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Ever since Jessica Alba and Cash Warren welcomed their daughter Honor Marie on June 7, celebri-baby fans around the world have been going ga-ga over one question: Which gorgeous parent does the little girl look like? The first-ever photographic evidence — plus reveals about Jessica’s labor, her bounce-back exercise routine, and possible plans for another child — are all disclosed in the new issue of OK! magazine, on newsstands everywhere Thursday. You can read more at www.etonline.com.

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President Bush had some new proposals for veterans. You can read more at www.whitehouse.gov.

President Bush announced new proposals to expand support for families of the men and women serving in America’s Armed Forces.  The President understands that the wives, husbands, and children of our men and women in uniform make great sacrifices as their loved ones give invaluable service to our Nation.  In order to thank military families for their support, President Bush is announcing the following new proposals:

• The President called on Congress to approve legislation that allows service members to transfer their unused Montgomery GI education benefits to their spouses or children.  The GI bill provides up to 36 months of education benefits to eligible veterans for college, technical or vocational courses, and other job training.  Today, the Army is the only branch of the military to allow benefits to be transferred to service members’ children.  The President believes benefits should be transferable to spouses and children of those who have served America in the Armed Forces.
• The President asked Congress to pass a bill creating new hiring preferences across the Federal government for military spouses.  Under current law, veterans of America’s Armed Forces are entitled to preferences over others in competitive hiring for positions in the Federal government.  The President proposes extending this preference to the spouses of our Nation’s veterans.

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Mayor Hickenlooper is the Mayor of Denver. Go to www.denvergov.org.

A small businessman who had never previously run for political office, John Hickenlooper was elected Mayor of Denver in 2003 and reelected in 2007. Since taking office, Mayor Hickenlooper passed a citywide charter reform initiative to modernize Denver’s personnel system, overcame a $70 million deficit to balance the City budget while averting major cuts in services and massive layoffs, reached deals with United, Frontier and Southwest Airlines enabling all carriers to grow at Denver International Airport, implemented the most sweeping set of police reforms in Denver’s history, built an unprecedented partnership with Denver Public Schools, launched efforts to create a more business-friendly environment in city government, initiated a citywide campaign to end homelessness, created Denver’s sustainable development initiative, and ushered in a new era of bipartisan regional cooperation culminating in passage of the largest regional transit initiative in the history of the United States.

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