History of the European Union since 2004 against and 29 abstentions. The 2009 elections again saw a victory for the European People's Party, despite losing the British Conservatives who formed a smaller eurosceptic grouping with other anti-federalist right wing parties. Parliament's presidency was once again divided between the People's Party and the Socialists, with Jerzy Buzek elected as the first eastern European to become President of the European Parliament. In 2008, Barroso had steadily won support from leaders for a second term as president, Nicolas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi both declared their support for Barroso, though Barroso himself stated it is up to the political parties in
The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic whose job it is to care so much and so intelligently." "New York Times" book critic Dwight Garner described "The First Collection" as "by turns loose and warm and finicky and outraged, and its best pieces are more observant than 94 percent of the first novels that have come my way this year." The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic is a 2015 essay collection by music critic Jessica Hopper. The idea of collecting her columns into a book had been suggested to Hopper some