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...prosecutor was absent from court...
...potential success hinges on his opponents’ weakness and timidity, a luxury absent for Blair. Those in the U.S. who were too shocked and awed to stand up to Bush before war are now the most vocal, and the field of presidential challengers has made a sport of second-guessing Bush’s evidence on weapons of mass destruction. Those same critics, however, still refuse to challenge the invasion on its merits, as they refused when given the opportunity last October. Of the top democratic hopefuls, only Howard Dean has consistently defied Bush’s unofficial...
Director Benny Chan has packed Heroic Duo with sophisticated weaponry, high-speed car chases and dizzying stunts, including one stomach-quivering sequence in which a character traverses two skyscrapers using a wobbly, metal stepladder. Noticeably absent are high-wire kung fu acrobatics; Chan, who first gained notoriety with kung fu fantasy Magic Crane, apparently no longer wants anything to do with Chinamen in robes?unless they're behind the wheel of a Ferrari Testarossa...
Harvard was absent from a list of more than 20 U.S. colleges that recently changed their financial aid policies to benefit middle-income families by limiting their consideration of home equity—because Harvard already excludes the value of homes in deciding aid, according to Director of Financial Aid Sally C. Donahue...
Well-being checks, lost property complaints and open door and window calls, which were reported in the log before last week, will remain absent from the document, as those incidents are unlikely to result in criminal or administrative enforcement...