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...stakes gambling that made “21” an entertaining (albeit superficial) movie. “Deal” does accomplish one feat, however: it presents an oddly dull view of one of the most entertaining card games in existence—poker. In “Deal,” Cates revisits the world of gambling that was the subject of his 2000 film “$pent,” which portrayed the broken world of a gambler. That film’s narrative fell apart by trying to weave together too many loose ends...
...gets the first verse as stacks of cash change hands in an anonymous smoke-filled backroom. Everyone knows the Wu-Tang Clan loves martial arts, but it’s unclear why they’ve chosen a traditional Japanese dance performance as the backdrop of their shady business deal. RZA seems to be enjoying the show, but shit gets real during Ghostface’s verse when the deal in the back room turns violent. As Clan members rush to the back room pulling heat, a geisha enters with the “merchandise.” Here...
...Department, led by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, the U.S. point man for North Korea talks, still believe the only sensible path is the one they have been on for the last two years: trying, oh so patiently, to come to a deal with Kim that will at least eliminate his regime's plutonium program and the weapons it produced. Everything else, they believe, is secondary, a "sideshow," says a South Korean diplomat...
...Pakistan's most notorious militant leaders, Baitullah Mehsud, accused of being behind scores of deadly bombing attacks, has declared a cease-fire in the troubled Waziristan region bordering Afghanistan. Mehsud's declaration came as Pakistan's new government announced that it was close to a peace deal with tribal leaders there. "We will give the nation good news very soon regarding the peace initiative," Interior Affairs Adviser Rehman Malik told reporters on Thursday...
...Mehsud may help protect Pakistan, says Weinbaum, but would ultimately do little to prevent international terrorism. Mehsud wants the Pakistan government to withdraw the military from the tribal areas and allow him to continue his war against NATO troops in Afghanistan. "Even if the Pakistani government gets a good deal, it would still only be a kind of containment policy," says Weinbaum. "Our interests will not be served by this. It has very little implication for what we are interested in - breaking up terrorist networks, al-Qaeda, and impeding the insurgents going into Afghanistan...