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Moore's starmaking apparatus was already in place in his first film, 1989's Roger & Me. It starts with home movies of the child Mike and his blue-collar family in their hometown of Flint, Mich., and follows the adult Mike as he stalks General Motors chairman Roger Smith in the hopes of confronting Smith for closing the auto plant in Flint and turning the city into a Hooverville. Along with critical praise, Moore earned charges of twisting the facts and distorting the sequence of events. Either way, the movie made him famous...
More than 500 amendments have been submitted for the 10-year, $856 billion health-care bill proposed by Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, but it remains to be seen how many will make it in. While the Montana lawmaker has said he doesn't expect to materially alter the bill's structure, he plans to use the markup period to address concerns from fellow Democrats over its cost. Baucus not only must keep the 13 Democrats on the 23-member committee on board but also hopes to woo Senator Olympia Snowe, the sole Republican member expected to vote...
...Olympic village and the broadcast/media center. London is on track as far as timing and budget are concerned, which is a feat considering this is the largest building project anywhere in Europe, said John Armitt, head of the Olympic Delivery Authority. The International Olympic Committee has also taken notice: Chairman Denis Oswald said recently he is "greatly impressed by the good progress that London 2012 has made." In addition to the sporting venues, London is also building more than 30 new bridges, about 20 miles of new roads, a wind turbine to supply the park with renewable energy...
...certain events (boxing, shooting, rhythmic gymnastics and badminton) in existing venues such as Wembley Arena - even if this means longer transport time for athletes staying at the Olympic Village. In response to recent opposition from the Olympic Board, which in addition to Johnson includes Lord Sebastian Coe, the LOCOG chairman, the ever-quotable Johnson evoked former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, saying: "If I have to take my shoe off and bang it on the desk I will." (See pictures of Boris Johnson...
...extraordinary that Lewis has remained this long under these circumstances." - Stephen Lerner, an official at the Service Employees International Union, on Lewis maintaining his CEO position after being stripped of his chairman's role. (TIME.com...