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...have a bone to pick with them when last year, they ruined any chance that we had in the end to make the tournament,” Moran said...
...honestly, who really cares. The best American films of the year thus far (Undertow, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I Heart Huckabees) will likely be ignored, though the Academy might throw a screenwriting bone to the last two. The more important thing to discuss, is how we can change the Academy Awards. For this year, there is one clear and present option: Best Jude Law Performance. Though my appeals to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to institute this annual award may not be successful, let’s assume that it will...
...Miami day-care center. She has continued to hone her ideas and hasn't stopped trying new ones. She's starting to market a new biscotti mix, the profits from which will go to research on children's AIDS. Martinez says she reads a business book a night to bone up on her business skills. "I've practically earned an M.B.A.," she says. With an animated cooking show and six cookbooks in the works too, she's clearly a good student. --By Jeremy Caplan
...Bush will meet with Hu at the APEC summit in Chile this month. The meeting will dwell on economics, a bone of contention between Washington and Beijing that Bush will have to address. China enjoyed a trade surplus with the U.S. of nearly $99 billion through August, and American industrial lobbies accuse China's low-cost labor force of stealing American jobs. Trade conflicts could strike early, as quotas on China's textile exports will end on Dec. 31. While Beijing is looking forward to selling more silks and underwear, the U.S. still enjoys "surge-protection" clauses that...
...Throughout his testimony, Jenkins sought forgiveness from American servicemen who did not run from duty, as he had. In his written testimony, Jenkins called the North Korean government "evil" and Kim Jong Il "evil to the bone." As he read for Jenkins, Culp himself shed a tear as he read the line, "I want the world to know that I still love the United States." In his closing arguments, prosecuting attorney Captain Seth Cohen argued for stern justice, asserting that being a good husband and father was irrelevant to this case. "The bond between a noncommissioned officer and his soldiers...