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...franchise, Tamahori is trying to think like a teen and make a film that appeals to that prized demographic. The best way to do that, the director says, is not to dumb down Bond movies but to make them smarter. "A lot of action movies are very lame because they ask you to just accept them for what they are," he says. "Teenagers are far sharper than that--and they don't like to be insulted...
...accelerated his plans for assuming control. Early last week he began courting Dean Barkley, the Independent appointed to serve out the last two months of the late Democrat Paul Wellstone's term. If Lott can lure Barkley to vote with the Republicans, he would effectively wrest control of the lame-duck Senate away from Daschle--before the new Congress is seated in January. "We're offering to be helpful to [Barkley] in any way we can," Lott told TIME. The White House is interested too: on Thursday Lott received a call from Cheney, who was on a hunting trip...
...same day, Lott held a conference call with the 50 other Senators and Senators-elect across the country, to begin mapping out a legislative agenda. If he manages to seize control of the lame-duck session, Lott plans to push through Bush's homeland-security bill, which Democrats blocked because of the White House's refusal to extend civil servant benefits to employees of the new Department of Homeland Security. They won't try that again. Bush hammered the Senate as soft on terrorism for opposing the plan, and Democrats like Cleland were vulnerable to the charge. "The President will...
...Kinda lame, huh? And most people don’t know it. Still, it’s what we’ve got. A good way to obscure the lameness is to follow Tip No. 1 and sing anyway. Observe...
...Lott already has a plan for what he'll do if he takes over Senate during the lame-duck session. He'd try to move the stalled homeland security bill Bush desperately wanted, maybe push for the energy bill Republicans wanted that would allow more oil exploration in Alaska. Lott knew by heart the number of Bush nominees that had been approved by committees but were cooling their heels awaiting action on the Senate floor: 17 for District Court judgeships, one for a federal Circuit Court seat, an assistant secretary of state nominee, a deputy secretary of energy nominee...