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...here the relative freedom a sequel can bring. The first film in a series is like an awkward first date. Once they are past the getting-to-know-you stage, writers can flesh out characters they could only sketch in the initial film. Any critic could name a fistful of follow-ups that outshone originals: The Bride of Frankenstein; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; The Road Warrior; Aliens; Batman Returns. In TV, improving with age is the norm: a good sitcom, whether Mary Tyler Moore or South Park, ripens in its third or fourth season. Films used...
...Bush has made clear that he believes freedom is God's gift to all mankind and that God obliges the U.S. (and Bush himself) to spread it to countries where it is denied. That belief has transformed our President from a foolishly sanctimonious do-gooder at home to a militarily aggressive crusader abroad. For that, he and his band of zealots should be exorcised from American political power. Leonard Sullivan Jr. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1974-76 Bethesda...
...DEDICATED. The CORNERSTONE OF THE FREEDOM TOWER, which, at 540 m, will be the tallest building in the world when completed in 2008; at the former site of the World Trade Center in New York City. Nearly three years after a terror attack leveled the Twin Towers, New York officials gathered at a ceremony at ground zero as the 20-ton granite block was lowered into place. Its inscription reads: "To honor and remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and as a tribute to the enduring spirit of freedom...
...diplomat and public official, Klestil was elected to the post that had been tarnished by the Nazi past of his predecessor Kurt Waldheim. In contrast, Klestil spoke out against Austrian complicity in the Holocaust, paid the first visit by an Austrian President to Israel, and opposed the Austrian nationalist Freedom Party's participation in the government. Klestil, shown below, is succeeded by Heinz Fischer, who was elected in April...
...spending by about 11% without most people noticing - except within ministries and agencies. He adds: "All of Europe is now taking steps in this direction." In Canada the government fixes its initial budget number according to economic growth estimates by private-sector forecasters. In Finland, under a freedom of information act, the internal budget submissions from departments to the Finance Ministry are public. The fear of being publicly shamed is a powerful incentive not to put in exaggerated demands. "We're pretty satisfied how the money is spent," says Teemu Lehtinen, who heads Finland's 190,000-member Taxpayers' Association...