Word: combated
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...therelentlessly mirthful Guido is for the film but bythe same token is necessarily unextraordinary.Bengini is an actor of great comic talent, butthat can only take him so far. The whole point ofLife is Beautiful is that Guido must keephis dopey, funny face on from start to finish inorder to combat the horrors of Nazism. As such,the role ends up being fundamentallyuncomplicated. There is no way that Benigni'sperformance here can compete with the nuanced andcomplex star turns of the other nominees. We mustnote, though, that he did inexplicably take tophonors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards earlierthis month...
Following the speakers' presentations, panel attendees asked the speakers about other strategies to combat trafficking. One member of the audience asked about legalizing prostitution as one strategy...
...Women have been considered so cheap," Slaughter said. "In order to combat trafficking the value of women needs to be instilled...
DIED. GERTRUDE ELION, 81, pioneer researcher and Nobel prizewinner; in Chapel Hill, N.C. She helped develop the first drugs to combat leukemia and herpes effectively, and oversaw the development of AZT, used to treat AIDS...
...decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, but unlike his colleague Sen. J. Robert "Bob" Kerrey (D-Neb.), who lost a leg in combat, he carries no visible scars of his service to remind voters of his heroism...