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...fact, Mike got some good news last week. The main witness against him in Senate hearings had been his godson and former messenger, Eugenio Mahusay, who testified that he was frequently sent to the bank to deposit and withdraw large sums from an account the First Gentleman controlled under an alias. But it turned out Lacson may have been duped by his star witness. Mahusay, who under Lacson's care had retreated to a hotel outside Manila (the Senator, a former national police chief, said he had Mahusay in "protective custody"), soon changed his tune. At his next court appearance...
...Neither film is a masterpiece, but both address the envy of old souls contemplating young flesh. Amid the cinematic dross, a jewel emerged: Sylvain Chomet's Les Triplettes de Belleville (Belleville Rendez-Vous). This animated feature, about an old woman who battles the French Mafia to retrieve her kidnapped godson, possessed what other Cannes entries lacked: a vivid visual imagination, a generous wit, an understanding of the human impulse not just to survive but to save others. Dogville may have had the big buzz at Cannes, but Belleville was the great news. Von Trier disappointed his fans by getting shut...
...footsteps. McCarthy was adopted at birth and says that this aspect of his identity made his relationship with Green a priority in his life. Green says he now hopes to serve as a mentor and “McCarthy figure” for his year-and-a-half old godson...
...people. She had the common touch, able to rouse a crowd or charm a citizen. She had flattering portraits painted and copies widely distributed. She encouraged balladeers to pen propagandistic songs. Her marvelous mythmaking machinery cultivated a mystic bond with the English people. "We all loved her," wrote her godson Sir John Harington, "for she said she loved...
...power is another big factor, similar to the crime wave that blossomed in Russia after the collapse of communism. Until Mexico's new democracy builds effective judicial institutions--and that may take a generation or more--thugs can run amuck. "Criminals were practically licensed under the P.R.I.," says Roy Godson, a national-security expert at Georgetown University. "The old rules have broken down...