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...That's just the job description that the Afghan terrorist leader Aziz (Robert Davi) needs filled. "It is getting harder and harder to find good suicide bombers," he laments. "All the good ones are gone." The group could use a good recruitment video - but who would direct it? "We need someone who really, really hates America." Cut to Malone (Kevin Farley, brother of the late Chris), who's shooting a health-care documentary - obviously Moore's Sicko - in Cuba. He's thrilled to be in an island paradise. The locals, not so much: they fight to get on the boat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Michael Moore Doing This Election? | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

...spurt of international attention, and the potential for talks with the Congolese president Kabila to air his grievances. He is in a position of strength - he's made it clear that government forces are no match for his men, and Goma is his for the taking. "Nkunda wants direct negotiations with the government," says Van Woudenberg, of Human Rights Watch. "And now he now holds the ultimate bargaining chip - the town of Goma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congo Quagmire Finally Grabs the World's Attention | 11/1/2008 | See Source »

...help the world? That’s something that musicals are all about. They all, on some level, deal with communities.”In the panel discussion—which was moderated by NCT production coordinator Dana Knox—Benjamin divulged that her experiences had a more direct impact on the show. “We’ve snuck in references to people we know. There are traces of people that I knew from Harvard,” she said. One such example is the last name of her freshman year roommate, which now serves...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Elle Woods Visits Her Alma Mater | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...Fast Fashion Challenge, time is of the essence. Her creative process is more direct: sketch, sew, and braid...

Author: By Kate E. Cetrulo and Emily C. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: FM's Third Annual Fast Fashion Challenge | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...normal times, getting an Infrastructure Bank through Congress would be impossible. "It is a direct threat to their way of life," says Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute. "It changes the dynamic of how you deal with earmarks," by taking the decision-making, and to some extent the credit, away from politicians. "I know one huge ally Obama would have on this," Ornstein adds with a laugh. "John McCain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Priorities for the New President | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

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