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...fortune. In 2005, Jackson sued, claiming that New Line committed fraud in its handling of the revenues generated by 2001's The Fellowship of the Ring, underpaying him by millions. As Jackson and New Line's lawyers and accountants tangled over paper, the director and Shaye engaged in a bitter battle...
...Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of South Africa's most powerful moral voices, weighed in on Friday in an interview with the Mail & Guardian newspaper, in which he expressed distaste for the bitter personal rivalry between Mbeki and Zuma. "Why are we only concentrating on those two only?" he asked. "I have a deep sense of unease. The nation is in distress and needs a political leader who cares for them and makes them feel as though they matter...
...stern working-class father, brought to dark life by the legendary Jason Robards in a role of angry middle-aged despair more often found in Eugene O'Neill plays. Addie's mother died after giving birth to her; and her father still carries the pain as well as a bitter unspoken resentment toward Addie. These keep him at tragic arm's length from any reminder of his late wife - including the Christmas trees she adored...
...Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin and Fuller, Smith, and Turner Extra Special Bitter (when I can afford them...
...Gaddafi has emerged has the bright hope for French weapons. The defense minister Morin told reporters on Thursday that the government has learned bitter lessons, like France's failure to coordinate negotiations at a top level, or to streamline its cumbersome bureaucracy. "We have to make sure we are in tune, speak the same language, and are quick enough not to be overtaken by someone else," Morin said. Libya's negotiations will be run out of the Elysee Palace, rather the Defense Ministry...