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...cycle of death that drew Sonia into politics began in June 1980. Sanjay Gandhi died in a plane crash in New Delhi and, over Sonia's angry objections, Rajiv insisted that his duty to family and country obliged him to replace his brother as his mother's right-hand man. Then, in October 1984, Indira's Sikh bodyguards assassinated her to avenge the Indian army's storming of the Sikh Golden Temple to root out militants sheltered inside. In a hospital, over her mother-in-law's dead body, Sonia again begged Rajiv to put family before politics and, again...
...legend for his music-video and advertising work, Gondry, 40, seems to have overcome the commercial and critical failure of his debut feature, 2001's Human Nature. And he's setting the standard for other French directors who are giving Hollywood a Gallic accent. Far from a car crash, his career has just shifted into high gear. Eternal Sunshine tells the story, in real time and through flashbacks, of lovers Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) and Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet). When their affair fails, Clementine signs up with Lacuna Inc. for a brainwashing process that wipes away all memories of Joel...
...reinforce strengths and fix weaknesses. The evidence: the acclaimed Eternal Sunshine. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given his recent nocturnal life, Gondry is now developing The Science of Sleep, a script he's written about "dreams and the way they influence life." He may not have been able to change that car-crash nightmare, but Gondry looks set to keep living a cinematic dream...
...Minister Branko Crvenkovski took the lead in the first round of the presidential election, winning 42.5% of the vote. He faces a runoff on April 28 against opposition candidate Sasko Kedev, who placed second with 34.1%. The election was held following President Boris Trajkovski's death in a plane crash in February. Clampdown on Dissent ARMENIA Using batons and water cannons, police broke up a rally of thousands of demonstrators in Yerevan calling for the resignation of President Robert Kocharian, seriously injuring 30 people and detaining 115. Opposition leaders, who claim Kocharian rigged his re-election last year, launched another...
...student, Gabriella Gruder-Poni, literally having an IM conversation—only one that was shown on a giant screen and in front of an audience. Before the instant-messaging could begin, however, a lot of spoken words had to be thrown around—Chu first gave a crash course in messaging to IM newbie Gabriella Gruder-Poni. Amidst audience protests that “this is against the rules,” Chu vocally prompted Gruder-Poni to “press send.” Finally signed on to AOL’s Instant Messenger service...