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...segregation and racism are immoral." Lott asked for "forbearance and forgiveness as I continue to learn from my own mistakes." But once he got beyond his script and the questions started, Lott was talking about the new Pascagoula River bridge for which he had won federal funding, the Nissan auto plant he had helped attract to Canton and all the defense contracts he had brought home, sounding more like the Fifth District Congressman he once was than the leader of the U.S. Senate...
This is of no consequence to Benigno (Javier Camara). Sexually innocent, he learned caregiving by tending his invalid mother. He has transferred his skills and affections to Alicia (Leonor Watling), a ballet dancer struck down in an auto accident. He scarcely knows her. He fell in love with her from afar and exchanged only a few words with her as he quietly stalked her when she was still vital. Now he chatters endlessly to her--mostly about music, plays and movies, including an erotic silent film, brilliantly concocted by Almodovar, in which a tiny, shrunken man is seen traversing...
...sold briskly when it debuted in 1996, but sales have plummeted more than 50% in the past three years. "The Z3 got old and tired," says Alan Baum, an auto-industry analyst with the Planning Edge in Farmington Hills, Mich. The car developed a reputation for being tough to drive and was not enticing enough to men, who are the main buyers of sports cars. "The Z4 is a more athletic and substantive car," says Hennie Chung, BMW's product manager for the vehicle. Yet its reception illustrates critics' fussiness when evaluating roadsters. "The car's proportions are perplexing," wrote...
...combo roadster-truck, the Chevrolet SSR, both for next year. Producing a sports car in the sub-$40,000 segment is not part of GM's public plans, at least not yet. While the prototype of its Pontiac Solstice was a hit with critics at auto shows, GM has not said whether the car will be produced...
...Look for an original title, a chain of ownership and any award documentation. The more paperwork the seller has, the more valuable the auto. Check that the vehicle identification number (VIN) on the car matches the VIN on the title...