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...incorruptible human-rights lawyer called on by three Philippine presidents to perform some of the country's most difficult assignments; in Evanston, Illinois. The daughter of a mayor from the central Philippines, Yorac spent three months in jail in 1972 during Ferdinand Marcos' oppressive rule, emerging from prison to defend victims of government-ordered brutality. Yorac later served as head of President Corazon Aquino's Human Rights Commission and the Presidential Commission on Good Government, which was charged with recovering Marcos' hidden wealth after he was exiled. Her team of young lawyers repatriated $683 million and successfully defended the government...
...town settings: a quiet motel, a friendly diner, the home of the most honorable citizen in Millbrook, Ind. He is Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen), and he enjoys an idyllic life with his lovely, loving wife (Maria Bello) and their two kids. When Tom uses some surprisingly expert moves to defend his diner, he becomes a local hero. His sudden, splendid fame attracts the attention of some out-of-town gangsters (led by Ed Harris) who seem to have mistaken Tom for one Johnny Cusack, a hit man back in Philly...
...It’s hard to defend that because they don’t even pass anymore,” said junior co-captain back Laura Odorczyk. “They just blast away at the ball. We made sure that we had a body on every one of their forwards...
...issue. Many rabbis argue that it's forbidden for Jews to destroy a synagogue, unless another is being built. The chief rabbi of the army was able to find a rather hair-splitting justification for dismantling the synagogues entirely, which the army went to Israel's High Court to defend. After doing so, the army found itself undermined when Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz backed down and voted against the destruction of the synagogues in the cabinet last weekend. That's why the synagogues remained standing. Despite the shock and anger registered by Israeli political leaders after the burning...
...Bush's basic failure is that he heads the most incompetent Administration in U.S. history, one that makes mistake after mistake without changing course or admitting error. I am a U.S. Marine veteran. I have great respect for those who serve in legitimate conflicts to stop aggression, defend our nation against attack or help others when the decision is based on facts, not deliberate lies. Iraq is not any of those. I was against this war long before it began. I fully believe that peace is patriotic. I will never give my yellow ribbon patriotism to this embarrassing Administration. Ralph...