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...list of favorites for Best Picture (which is, of course, the granddaddy of sugar-coated American movie awards) and while I was fairly confident the Academy and I would not see eye to eye (we never have in the past, why should we now?) I couldn't quite abandon hope...
...While politicians don't appear to be ready to abandon punitive drug laws, voters in some states are taking matters into their own hands. Arizona, which implemented Proposition 200 in 1996, has a "three strikes" rule of its own that seeks to rehabilitate and offender before jail time is imposed. On their first arrest for possession, drug users are sent to drug treatment and given probation. On their second arrest, users without violent past convictions get another round of treatment, and a maximum 12 months in jail. Only on their third arrest do users face time in state prison...
...their ousted ex-Commander in Chief, who was holed up in his posh mansion in San Juan, a Manila suburb, reportedly drinking lots of expensive red wine. General Espinosa was supposedly marshalling his forces for a truly petty reason: he was one of the first generals to decide to abandon Estrada two weeks ago and throw his support behind the pro-Arroyo movement on the streets of the capital. But before he could do so?and this is admitted by Espinosa?Estrada's Chief of Staff General Angelo Reyes stole a march on him and became one of the heroes...
...acting as if there is? Some of the blame lies in human nature and our easy embrace of good news. There is something ineffably seductive about denial - and for gay men, whose sex lives have been overshadowed by the specter of an incurable disease, the temptation to believe, to abandon oneself to the idea of a cure, must have been nearly irresistible. Even appearances can compound the denial: Thanks to the developments in drug regimens, many HIV-positive people look perfectly healthy for years, their rosy cheeks and robust schedules meaning that potential sex partners cannot detect an infected person...
...insiders on the center and right flank of Israeli politics believe Arafat knows that Sharon is going to get elected, and plans to turn up the level of violence in the hope of provoking Sharon to abandon his friendly, grandfatherly image and strike back with an iron fist. People who subscribe to this line of thinking believe Arafat can strengthen his case if he keeps negotiating until the moment Sharon takes office, and is then able to blame Sharon for the breakdown. That would play badly for Israel in foreign capitals and bring renewed international pressure...