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Three military policemen were arrested for the shootings as Brazilians sought to address, once again, the escalating cycle of vigilantism. President Itamar Franco said he felt the murders "like a punch in the face," and protesters marched through Rio carrying banners that read STREET KIDS ARE OUR KIDS...
...years, French and American filmmakers and enthusiasts have come together in France for the annual Rencontres cin*matographiques franco-am*ricaines festival. This year, the French-American Film Workshop of Avignon brought a smaller, similar event to Cambridge. For four days directors and actors from both countries participated in discussions and film screenings in the Cambridge area, mostly at the Harvard Film Archive...
...power or descends using only his thighs); and "Ooooh, that's beautiful!" (when four aerialists do a bungee-cord ballet). But no artiste is allowed to be a specialist. All must do double duty, as Harlequins or chorus girls, to fit into the precise, giddy scheme devised by director Franco Dragone and his team...
...breadth of the current Italian bribery and corruption scandal involving government and business leaders is no longer just impressive; it's staggering. Last Tuesday, Finance Minister Franco Reviglio became the latest prominent casualty, resigning after being targeted for investigation. Warned Prime Minister Giuiliano Amato: "The life cycle of the government is running out." The 14-month probe's awesome numbers...
...Franco died 18 years ago, and I just didn't get the sense that anybody wanted him back. Spain's less numerous nationalities, Catalans included, enjoy the linguistic and political (albeit limited) autonomy for which they longed under Franco...