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When a reverential nation should have been paying its final respects to a hero, it was instead debating whether criticism of George W. Bush at her funeral would lower his job approval ratings. By using Mrs. King’s funeral as an excuse to pedal their own ideological agendas, several of our nation’s leaders illustrated just how devoid of honor and decency politics are in the United States today...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein | Title: King’s Ransom | 2/10/2006 | See Source »

...Celebrities in attendance included NBC?s Katie Couric, who was rolled to the front of the media security-check line, in the wake of widespread speculation about why she was anchoring Today rather than the Olympics coverage. Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, an Olympic hero for his handling of the 2002 games, made himself prominent, perhaps with an eye on a presidential race.? The First Lady Laura Bush, who headed the U.S. delegation, was in a skybox near British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife, Cherie, who objected to having news photographers take her picture. ?Yoko Ono and Peter Gabriel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: View from the Stands | 2/10/2006 | See Source »

Steel’s writing experience and editing did not turn “Sex” into a quality piece of literature by any stretch of the imagination, but it is exactly what it was meant to be: a predictable, easy-to-read novel that gives women a hero who is not quite Mr. Darcy—ok, not even close—but is still rich enough, and with good enough taste in wine, to make things a bit interesting...

Author: By Yan Zhao, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Capitalist Tackles Romance | 2/9/2006 | See Source »

...action hero.” Strange words, coming from Harrison Ford. Sure, he’s aging, but weren’t his performances as Han Solo and Indiana Jones iconic examples of popcorn blockbuster action roles? He begs to differ. “I’ve never actually done ‘action’ films,” he said in a recent interview with The Crimson. “I do thrillers that have action in them. I do films like ‘Indiana Jones,’ which I think of as kind...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harrison Ford: No Action For Me | 2/9/2006 | See Source »

...Haller is retained by Louis Ross Roulet, a rich realtor accused of violently beating up a call girl. Appearances are deceptive, and as Haller probes deeper, he suddenly finds that he must play the unusual role of upholding justice. He is a ruthless defense attorney who must be the hero, and Haller courageously rises to the occasion even as a savage, only-in-LA sociopath threatens to destroy him and his loved ones...

Author: By David Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Lincoln’ Navigates Through World of Moral Ambiguity | 2/9/2006 | See Source »

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