Word: agente
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...retaliation for the earlier U.S. ouster of 50 Russian diplomats accused of spying. The reciprocal moves recalled the darkest days of the cold war and suggested that relations will cool during the conservative Bush administration. The expelled Russians included six diplomats alleged to have been the "handlers" of fbi agent Robert Hanssen, arrested in February on charges of spying for the Kremlin...
...always studying dance, like three or four hours every night. We used to have bleeding feet, but they were so tough, the teachers. You'd say, 'Excuse me, I'm bleeding.' They'd say, 'Smile!' " She later took the same dedication to acting classes and signed with an agent at age 14. "She was still pretty green as an actress," says Katrina Bayonas, who discovered Cruz in Madrid and now acts as her manager, "but she had great commitment and was studying...
...court ruled against the shepherds this month, and last week the flocks were seized. Why does it take so long to determine if they have been infected? The only way to confirm TSE is either by symptoms or by autopsy of the animals' brains. The problem is that the agent responsible for TSE is still unknown. The best way to learn whether an animal is infected is to inoculate brain material into a healthy lab mouse, then monitor the mouse to see if it gets sick, a process that can drag on interminably for all concerned...
Pierce Brosnan's Andy Osnard is the anti-Bond--a cold cynic in need of a revolution to revive his career as a secret agent. Geoffrey Rush is the anti-hero, creating an imaginary insurgency out of the rumors he picks up while fitting bespoke clothing in his elite, near bankrupt shop. There's a nice irony in the way their needs feed each other, but the movie works it too hard, and when the revolution turns real, the film finally collapses under the burden of implausibility...
OVEREXPOSED Robert De Niro He's lauded as the master of edgy intensity, but it's turning into a mannerism; it may be time to try something new. Also, the box-office failure of 15 Minutes, Men of Honor, Flawless and The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle suggests a new agent might not be a bad idea either...