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Sure, Stallone agreed to do the movie before Rocky Balboa was approved, but that doesn't mean he didn't find something to say. Like Procol Harum, Stallone is not afraid of metaphor, of being opaque, of answering some questions with questions and other questions with a hail of bullets. What he wanted to say in the new Rambo came down to one smart speech: "Old men start wars. Young men fight them. And everyone in the middle gets killed. War is natural. Peace is an accident. We're animals." Stallone eventually cut all that dialogue out because Rambo...
...Institute of Politics (IOP) is opening its doors this spring to a new crop of resident fellows whose collective experiences span the issues of the modern political landscape: elections, globalization, and the environment. The six one-semester fellows, announced yesterday, hail from Ireland, Indiana, and places in between. They will lead study groups where students can gain a firsthand perspective on public service, and work with undergraduates on special projects. In addition to several politicians and political journalists, the institute also selected an environmental advocate as a result of student interest, IOP Director Jim Leach said yesterday. The fellows include...
Saturday's vote may also hail the end to the political deadlock that started last August when the main Sunni Arab bloc pulled out of Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government. On Monday a main Sunni bloc said it was prepared to return to Maliki's government, largely as a result of the vote on Saturday. But certain demands remain in place. Chief among them is the release of detainees...
...years after her now snowy-haired husband survived a wild ride in New Hampshire on his way to the White House. Dreams of a Clinton restoration have given way to frantic rumors and desperate strategy sessions. Political operatives and journalists traded hints of staff shake-ups, insider infighting and hail-Mary gambles to somehow stem the Obama tide...
...that forever stunted his family's ambitions; a woman fighter rails against traditional patriarchies. Another soldier who comes from one of Nepal's indigenous ethnicities explains how the country still remains the fief of "hill people" around Kathmandu. The military brass of their erstwhile enemy, the Royal Nepal Army, hail from a few prominent families that have remained close to the monarchy for centuries...