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...more than willing to receive any additional information that has been uncovered,” he said. The British Library believes that Smiley may have taken three other maps from its collection in addition to the one he admitted to stealing. To prove this, the library has hired a Philadelphia lawyer with experience prosecuting art and culture thieves, according to The Hartford Courant. Carson declined to comment on what might happen to Smiley if more stolen maps were found. “We continue to entertain serious doubts about the completeness of the investigation and the extent of Mr. Smiley?...
...early in an election cycle, for fear of looking over eager or perhaps just peaking too soon. The way you're supposed to run for President, for instance, is to quietly make trips to Iowa and New Hampshire, campaign for a local Iowa candidate or two on a weekend, hire a few staffers and of course wait as long as you can before you actually declare you're running...
...most of his time in Hollywood, Mann was a director for hire - that is, he was contracted to make movies he usually didn't write or produce. That helps explain why he was ignored by critics who can parse a movie's plot and sniff out its moral lesson but can't appreciate or write about what's actually on the screen. Mann put it up there handsomely, tellingly, and the great strength of Basinger's book (really, someone has to get it published here) is its ability to translate his pictures into her words. Mann received little of that...
...local laws to deter illegal immigrants from coming to town. An ordinance will go into effect this week in Vista, Calif.--a San Diego suburb--that requires employers to register with the city before using day laborers, many of whom are illegal immigrants. They must also report whom they hire. The coal town of Hazleton, Pa. (pop. 31,000), is preparing to carry out the nation's toughest illegal-immigration law, passed two weeks ago. Hazleton's new regulations mandate fines for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and landlords who knowingly rent to them. "Our quality of life...
...Hutchison and Pence tried to appeal to all the major factions by declaring in a joint comment accompanying their proposal: "Our plan puts border security first and cracks down on those who knowingly hire illegal workers, but it also recognizes the need for a temporary worker program that operates without amnesty and harnesses the power of the private sector to avoid creating a huge new government bureaucracy...