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...first loyalty was to the boss he deposed? To ease the humiliation of the coup for Lott, Frist plans to give him chairmanship of the Rules and Administration Committee. Though it is an inconsequential post, Lott may use it to make some noise. "I have the experience and the background to be very much a player," Lott told the Associated Press. Other Lott allies who question whether Frist has the seasoning for the job expect to be players...
...Soviet system, which of course it wasn't." Of the current Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, Ustinov opines that "he is still young enough to learn," despite having made an "unholy mess" of Chechnya. Ustinov isn't particularly worried about Putin's KGB origins. "The Bush dynasty has a CIA background. KGB or CIA, it's all the same dirty tricks, but the KGB is a better school. At least Putin speaks German, which helps in his dealings with Schröder. And he was smart enough to align himself with Washington in the fight against terrorism." Slowed...
...Dins will end up on the cutting room floor.” Still, Schutz has reason to predict that the film will cut to the group for at least a few moments, and a smattering of Dins will “likely be dancing in the background of a few scenes...
...exciting and simple enough to play onstage." In the end, they had to lose several important characters and memorable scenes - including one of co-adapter Reade's favorites, where Saleem visits Tibibi, the oldest whore in the world. Supple is using a cast of 20, mostly of South Asian background. Zubin Varla, who plays Saleem, says many of the actors identify strongly with the story. His own family hailed from Bombay's tiny Zoroastrian community, and he grew up in Britain with a sense of cultural alienation similar to that of his character. "I spent my youth wondering...
...jack. The audio signal is then transmitted wirelessly from the adapter to the headset. Although the adapters are clunky--about the size of a matchbox--I found the sound quality to be decent. I liked the $179 Jabra Freespeak BT200 best, although there was some slight static in the background, and I had to turn the volume up high to hear well. The $200 Plantronics M1500, on the other hand, had good volume but was user-unfriendly and staticky. A friend I called said it sounded as if I was playing with aluminum foil...