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...school kids superbly represent lower-middle-class economic desperation. And then there's Julianne Moore, whose doctor-husband (Modine) obsessively pesters her about a one-night stand she may or may not have had years ago. When she finally makes her long confession, she is half-naked -- a brave actor's choice, signaling not eroticism but vulnerability...
...will. The large ensemble (mothers and daughters at two or three ages) is evidence of Hollywood's untapped wealth of Chinese-American actresses. One warning: the typhoon of emotions makes this an eight-handkerchief movie. Bring four for the mothers, four for the daughters when they realize what brave resolve is hidden in an old woman's stern love...
...brave words mask major weaknesses in the pro-democracy movement. International oil customers, hesitant to offend an influential supplier or harm their own recession-plagued economies, are not likely to embargo Nigerian crude. More fundamentally, democracy leaders have been unable to overcome the ethnic rivalries that have stood in the way of a true sense of Nigerian nationhood since its creation. Support is strong in the Yoruba-dominated southwest and almost nil in other parts of the country...
...invitation was ignored. Earlier this May, Gaddafi retailored his message to welcome foreign firms interested in developing the country's exquisite but deserted beaches and superb collection of classical antiquities. What the colonel neglected to mention is that U.N. sanctions ban international flights to the country. Thirsty travelers who brave the long drive across the desert from Egypt or Tunisia will arrive to discover that alcohol is totally prohibited and that even water is in short supply...
Clinton said last week that the string of close votes is unpleasant but inevitable. "((I am)) asking these people to be very brave and very tough, cut spending and raise new revenues," he told TIME. "I don't like anything about this part of it." What does Clinton like? "I like the fact that we've put in a lot more tax fairness, we've done something for poor people, and we've got some business incentives to generate jobs and income. I like that...