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They faced their share of troubles too. Hindy once stared down some union toughs "straight out of central casting" who wanted a piece of the construction work on their brewery. A disastrous foray into online beer retailing lost them a million dollars and nearly destroyed their friendship. They survived: last year sales grew 18%, to 53,100 barrels, and the company became one of several craft brewers to enjoy double-digit growth, according to the Brewers Association...
Lugers Martin and Grimmette don't have to fake friendship. But like any close couple, they have their heated squabbles, mostly over luge issues. Whether teammates break bread, share a bed or see red, all Olympic pairs must be their own worst critics in Torino because when you're sliding down a track at 80 m.p.h. or throwing a skating partner in the air, mistakes won't just hurt your score. Says Martin: "If we screw up here, the consequence is pain...
...Friday, it seemed as though Robertson's repentance had been honored. Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Ayalon, reported the Associated Press, announced that "Israel respects Rev. Robertson and accepts his apology, which reflects his true friendship and support for the state of Israel...
...film grew from Jones' friendship with screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros, 21 Grams). For the Texan and the Mexican, a film about the border patrol struck sparks. "I want to make movies about my country from my point of view," Jones says, "and Arriaga feels that way about his country. You can't spend a lot of time in the Rio Grande Valley without realizing that those countries are the same." The two men's collaboration worked out handsomely: they won the actor and screenplay prizes at Cannes...
...Their friendship and political partnership continued after the election, with Abramoff becoming national chairman of the College Republicans (a post once held by Karl Rove), Norquist serving as executive director and the two of them mentoring a baby-faced summer intern from Georgia named Ralph Reed, who would later turn the Christian Coalition into a political powerhouse. Abramoff and Norquist dreamed up plenty of headline-getting stunts?like an adopt-a-contra appeal, with posters imploring, ONLY 53 CENTS A DAY WILL SUPPORT A NICARAGUAN FREEDOM FIGHTER. But they also annoyed the Reagan team, to the point that they were...