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Iowa voters know a thing or two about bargaining too. "I know I have to earn every vote. None of that worries me," Clinton says. "I'll go back, I will answer people's questions, I will make them feel more comfortable and open to me." Oh, and one other thing: "I'm going to take a warmer coat next time...
...intend to do this, as I kept saying over and over again, the Iowa way. I will go back. I will answer people's questions. I will make them feel more comfortable and open to me. And hopefully, get a positive response. You know, I know I have to earn every vote. None of that worries...
...there is a new generation of Brit actors whose appeal has nothing to do with their nationality. Kate Winslet is on both the bafta and Oscar shortlists, and Daniel Craig's Bond is the first 007 to ever earn a bafta nod. While their elders are known for their controlled performances, younger Brits are more raw and unrefined. And that's thanks to Hollywood. "Actors of my generation all look to Americans as the inventors of modern cinema acting technique," says Toby Jones, a British actor who plays American literary icon Truman Capote in Infamous - a role that both Sean...
...British bastions, they're being voted into them. On the way Sinn Fein, once the junior partner to the IRA, became the dominant arm. They've overtaken rivals to become the major Catholic party in Northern Ireland, and they may soon be influential enough in the Irish Republic to earn a minority position in government there...
...Even then, the wages paid by the security forces are minuscule compared to what a fighter can earn working for a heroin-trafficking warlord. Still, says Jawad, government recruiters are able to play on patriotism and moral duty. "We should not look at strictly on a dollar basis," he says. "This is building Afghanistan, and the other path is destroying Afghanistan. So people are willing to take some sacrifices providing they're able to feed their children...