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...directed by Sam Mendes and starring Tom Hanks. Except for a pair of sharp-eyed Hollywood producers, the book received virtually no attention when it first appeared. That was an oversight. Focusing on different themes than the movie version, the original "Road to Perdition" makes an exciting and intelligent companion to the film...
...Wars movie. "Who's supposed to be the young Darth Vader?" he asked his dad. Robert has severe to profound hearing loss, and like most of the 28 million other deaf or severely hearing-impaired Americans, he can't follow a movie without some help--from captioning or a companion. Last month his father Rob Todd filed a class action in federal court in Texas against 12 film-production companies and theater chains. The suit, the first legal slap at movie studios in an emotional struggle between deaf activists and the film industry, claims that by failing to provide enough...
...days after the Oval Office meeting, discord struck again. This time, Secretary of State Colin Powell asked Treasury secretary Paul O'Neill about his tour of Africa, which made front-page news largely because of O'Neill's travel companion, Irish rock star Bono. Again, Natsios grew upset, asserting his agency's prerogative to manage U.S. foreign economic assistance. At another point, Natsios told a group gathered for one of Powell's morning staff meetings that Bush wanted AID to handle foreign...
...keep Vajpayee healthy, his family--longtime companion Rajkumari Kaul and her daughter Namita--ensures he is served only boiled vegetables and rice. But Vajpayee still insists on an evening libation. And in the family cottage at Manali in the Himalayan foothills, his diet retreats when he does--nothing can keep him away from deep fried trout. Says an aide: "He promises to stick to his diet with doubled rigidity once he leaves, but the trout he must have." --By Alex Perry, with reporting by Sankarshan Thakur/New Delhi
...dead. Much of the Prime Minister's energy is now devoted to the business of weight rather than weighty affairs of state. His staff coaxes the reluctant old man onto a treadmill for 10 minutes every day and encourages him to take short walks. His "family"?longtime companion Rajkumari Kaul, who suffered a heart attack in March, and her daughter Namita?ensures he is served only boiled vegetables and rice. But Vajpayee still insists on an evening drink or two. In the family cottage in the Himalayan foothills, says an aide, nothing can keep him away from deep-fried trout...