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...comes the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, keepers of the Golden Globe Awards, to remind Hollywood that there is a middle way between ornery independent films and the mindless mainstreamers: the period romantic drama. Atonement, from the Ian McEwen novel about a love affair betrayed in posh 1930s England, received seven nominations, more than any other film, in the Globe list made public today. It's still OK, the HFPA said, to have an elevated, old-fashioned cry at the movies...
...charges that he denies. But Thaksin's popularity in rural areas such as Isaan remains undented, and with his loyalists in the PPP tipped to win more seats than any other party, his political clout is still a force to be reckoned with, even from self-imposed exile in England. "This election is a proxy war between Thaksin and the coupmakers," says Chris Baker, co-author of Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand...
...that this nation craves. But Thais are nothing if not pragmatic: any elected government is better than the junta, they reason. While it answers one question - Who will be Thailand's 25th Prime Minister? - the election will raise another: When will its 23rd return from self-imposed exile in England? Thaksin's high-profile ownership of Manchester City Football Club, an English Premiership team he bought for $164 million, has helped keep him in the headlines back in soccer-crazy Thailand. While it is illegal for Thaksin to use his wealth to finance PPP activities, his own future is intertwined...
...ruled out," smiles PPP executive Noppadon, who doubles as Thaksin's spokesman and legal adviser. "He is still young and very energetic." Back on the campaign trail in northeast Thailand, a PPP candidate is urging his audience to send a message to Thaksin. "Please clap loudly so that England can hear you," he says. It's a safe bet that England is already listening...
...greatest buying opportunity comes on Dec. 18, when Sotheby's auctions off what it calls "the birth certificate of freedom": the Magna Carta (above), one of 17 originals that still exist and the only one in private hands. Signed by England's King John at Runnymede in 1215 to appease his rebellious barons, the charter was revised over the years until the 1297 version became the foundation of English liberties. When Texas billionaire Ross Perot managed to buy one privately in 1984 for $1.5 million, he lent it to the National Archives so it could lie beside its democratic descendants...