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...might have been forgiven. For this kind of thing, believe it or not, happens all the time on the Internet -- although not usually on this scale. People make mistakes. Their errors are pointed out. The underlying issues are thrashed out. And either a consensus is reached or the combatants exhaust themselves and retire from the field...
...smothering his personality and focusing on cinema greatness, DiCaprio may succeed in transforming the spooky adolescent lust he once inspired into admiration, but he runs the risk that his earnestness and single-mindedness will eventually exhaust audiences. He knows that and says he's quite open to playing "a Cary Grant thing," though he immediately adds, "only if there's a certain amount of reality and authenticity to the characters. I can't get into things where I just don't buy it." (Don't look for him opposite Sandra Bullock anytime soon...
...elections prove to be, it's clear that the ultimate outcome in Iraq--whether it moves toward a semblance of stability or civil war--comes down to a test of wills. The U.S. command believes that the supply of suicidal Baathists, Islamic holy warriors and Iraqi nationalists will eventually exhaust itself. Robert Scales, a retired Army major general, says history teaches that violent attacks on insurgencies such as the campaign mounted by the U.S. in Fallujah can work. "You don't just keep growing insurgents," Scales says. "By effectively eliminating the hard-core terrorists, the fellow travelers see the handwriting...
...Divinity School] will exhaust every possible option before it does the right thing, and it’s exhausted nearly all of them....I’m guardedly optimistic, and I hope I live long enough to see it make the right decision,” he said...
...have been flooding into Poland since it joined the E.U. on May 1, delighting consumers but worrying authorities. New car sales since accession have dropped by almost 20% from the same period last year. Such trade used to be stymied by a ban on cars that didn't meet exhaust emission standards, and wrecks that could no longer be driven, but with E.U. regulations ending the restrictions, nearly 400,000 used cars entered Poland between May and August - 25 times more than in the first four months of the year. With car-repair costs around four times lower in Poland...