Word: doneness
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...comedy about pro football in the 1920s that comes out April 4. "After Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck I was offered the Richard Clarke book and every issues movie," Clooney says. "I didn't want to be the issues guy because if the issues change, you're done. The Facts of Life is a good example. If you're a young heartthrob-which I never caught on as-those fans not only abandon you, but they're embarrassed to have liked you. It's the same thing with issues movies. I want to just be a director...
...touchy foreign leader, "Don't say anything for the first 30 minutes." Carrington turned down a face-saving ploy suggested by Whitelaw and Thatcher: the Foreign Secretary would offer his resignation, she would refuse to accept it, and he would then withdraw the proposal. Thus he would have done the honorable thing, but his skills would have been retained...
...official in the British Foreign Office: "We gave you our unstinted support when you needed it and have been your loyalest global ally. If you cannot give us your strong support at a moment when British sovereign territory has been invaded, there is the possibility of grave damage being done to the alliance between our two countries...
...Alex de Waal, program director at New York's Social Science Research Council and author of several books on Africa, says that Bush had "exceeded expectations" on Africa. "Clinton talked the talk," said de Waal, "but Bush has actually done something. The amount of resources now dedicated to Africa are more than the Democrats ever even talked about. That's quite impressive." Kajee concurs. "Most analysts agree that there has been a far more concentrated Africa policy under Bush than under previous administrations...
...your legacy. But we in Tanzania ... know for sure that you, Mr. President, and your Administration have been good friends of our country and have been good friends of Africa. Rest assured that you will be remembered for many generations to come for the good things you've done...