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...sharing swigs from a bottle of champagne with her staff. But even with the election at a close, Flores had a few words to say concerning the allegations of ethical violations that led to the forced suspension of her campaign on Sunday. “You put me through hell, Cupps,” Flores told Steven T. Cupps ’09, the chair of the Election Commission, which oversees and enforces election rules. Meanwhile, campaign staffers said that although they would enjoy the victorious moment, work on the priorities of the new administration was expected to begin today...
...underage volunteers. In both, he gives his men a chance to quit before the decisive battles, where they are fired on by unseen regular soldiers and suffer the deaths of friends who've made their big speech or sentimental impression moments before. The film suggests that any war is hell - the same kind of hell - and that a war movie should be like a real tour of duty: uncomfortable, monotonous (except when interrupted by combat) and way too long, with the draftees aching to achieve their goal or go home...
...other talented actors pop up in the film, including Ted Danson, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku, and Danny DeVito. With limited screen time, however, none are given the opportunity to develop into full-fledged characters. “Nobel Son” was filmed in 2005 and languished in postproduction hell for several years. The editing process was clearly fraught with difficulty, as many elements of an excellent film are present, but they never produce a cohesive whole. While director Randall Miller aspires to Tarantino-esque flights of humor and violence, his film fails to strike the proper absurdist tone...
...traded favors for campaign contributions. But this is Illinois; as Robert Grant, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Chicago field office, told the press at the announcement of the indictment, "if it isn't the most corrupt state in the United States, it's certainly one hell of a competitor." (Read TIME's 2-minute bio on Rod Blagojevich...
...made clear that his investigation is far from complete. In his probe of public corruption in Illinois, he has already brought charges against 15 people, including Blagojevich's predecessor, former governor George Ryan. "If it isn't the most corrupt state in the United States, it's certainly one hell of a competitor," says FBI special agent Robert Grant...