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...surprisingly, the “Blind Date” formula for compatibility sometimes fails. Miserably. Last week, Mark, a self-described humorist, attempted to seduce Raquel with his biting wit: “What do you get when you cross a potato with a penis? A dictator.” Worse, during the show’s “Hall of Shame” segment, Pete described what he looks for in a woman: “medium-sized breasts” and “a shaved pubic region...
...went to the meetings," Susan says. "She said, 'It's not really about you. It's about the widows and children.' And I said, 'I want more information.' You can't compare grief, because nobody can get inside you. But I feel like an orphan. When they did this formula, why didn't they consider the parents? My daughter-in-law was married for five years. We had Jonathan for 33 years...
...impasse almost certainly seals Sharon's fate at the hands of his own party faithful. Also, his restless foreign minister Shimon Peres - the Oslo architect increasingly desperate to restore political dialogue with the Palestinians - has been running his own talks with Ahmed Qurei in pursuit of a new peace formula...
...Landesbank - which is 50% owned by the Bavarian state, where Stoiber has been premier since 1993 - is Kirch?s biggest lender, with an estimated $1.7 billion in loans. Last year, the regional government saw to it that the bank provided a loan for Kirch to acquire a stake in Formula One motor racing. But the bank?s massive exposure to the media empire has raised eyebrows, and political pundits say Kirch?s current debt problems could embarrass Stoiber since he?s touting sound economic management as one of his strengths. That?s a claim Leo Kirch may soon find hard...
Although it is largely predictable, I Am Sam does enjoy some refreshing breaks from formula. For a change, the foster mother (Laura Dern) and the state attorney in Dawson’s custody battle are not antagonistic, but rather want what is best for Lucy. Dern delivers a fine performance, as does Pfeiffer...