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...Iliad as a WWE SmackDown: violent fights, snappy insults and a connoisseur's idolatry of beautiful brawn. (Who knew Greece had so many blonds?) When Paris cringes from Menelaus and hugs Hector's sturdy leg, it's as if he thinks he can turn a one-on-one brawl into a tag-team match...
Fukui is also the first Bank of Japan governor in years not to brawl openly with other branches of the government. "For the first time in a long time, Japan has something approaching integrated monetary, fiscal, banking and competitiveness policies," says Koll. But few doubt that Fukui's greatest challenges lie ahead of him. With the economy picking up, a rise in interest rates seems likely. Japan's recovery remains fragile, however, and hiking rates in an economy accustomed to free money is risky. Still, the world's second largest economy is finally battling back with conviction. The question...
South Korean lawmakers are instructed by their constitution to "maintain high standards of integrity," but that hasn't prevented them from enjoying a good brawl on the floor of the National Assembly. On March 12, the country's leading politicians were at one another again, chest shoving, dragging each other around like drunks at a rock concert, hurling profanities, punches, shoes and furniture. Decorum finally was restored for a floor vote, and all that energetic wrath was focused on one man: South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun. After a vote tally of 193-2, National Assembly Speaker Park Kwan Yong...
...Michael, did he see a scenario where we can do this together?" Roberts recalls of their phone conversation. He won't characterize the rest of their chat, although you don't have to be an Imagineer to know Eisner's answer. So Roberts, polite as ever, precipitated a takeover brawl that has Wall Street investment bankers and Hollywood power players salivating: the Cable Guy from Philadelphia vs. the Monarch of the Magic Kingdom. For Roberts, who started his career selling subscriptions door to door for his father's fledgling cable company, it is the boldest move of a 23-year...
...Jenkins feared his father so much that after cutting out of class early the in ninth grade, he asked his younger brother, recent Green Bay Packers signee Cullen Jenkins, to punch him in the face so it looked like the principal sent him home after a schoolyard brawl. Cullen refused, then heard strange sounds emanating from the bathroom - Kris was right-hooking himself in the eye. Since he couldn?t fully mutilate his face, Jenkins came clean to his dad. ?For once, he let Kris off easy,? Cullen says. ?It was just too damn funny to get mad about...