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...largely obscure outside legal and human-rights circles--and hampered by the fact that the U.S. and a number of other countries are not state parties to the court--the ICC has raised its profile in recent months, opening its first two trials against warlords from Congo. It will gain wider public attention with the Nov.2 U.S. release of Darfur Now, a Syriana-style documentary that chronicles Moreno-Ocampo's pursuit of Harun. Appearing at screenings of the film this fall in Toronto and New York, Moreno-Ocampo received standing ovations, not to mention an audience with Brad Pitt...
...quick cuts to and from close-ups of Lucas’ eyes and his surroundings to emphasize the careful analysis of a black man trying to operate in a world where business, crime, and everyday life are synonymous. At times, Lucas needs to exhibit his ruthlessness in order to gain respect. For this reason, “American Gangster” deviates from “The Godfather” by presenting sometimes painfully detailed violence. The opening scene of the movie, for all intents and purposes, shows Lucas and his mentor dousing a man with gasoline, lighting...
After the meeting, the lawyer for Stonehouse Holdings, Thomas J. Harrington, called the commission’s decision “wrong.” He questioned the rationale to reinstate a study that originally failed to gain city approval...
...gone pretty well. Investors had poured record amounts into the funds, to the tune of $135 billion through July, exceeding the total $126 billion that flowed into the sophisticated, shadowy investment vehicles in all of 2006. Most hedge-fund managers were enjoying solid returns: the industry averaged a 7.37% gain through the first seven months of the year, according to Hedge Fund Research (HFR), a Chicago research firm. That was nearly double the performance of the benchmark S&P 500 index, which returned 3.84% over the same period...
After the meeting, the lawyer for Stonehouse Holdings, Thomas J. Harrington, called the commission’s decision “wrong.” He questioned the rationale to reinstate a study that originally failed to gain city approval...