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...movie ends on this heady note: President Platov is late to a major press conference on a foreign visit, so the First Lady faces the press instead. Tatyana handles the test with such intelligence, grace and charm that she reaps a standing ovation from the audience, which had before been biased against all things Russian. President Platov joins the applause in the wings, then, failing to contain his feelings, steps up and kisses his darling First Lady under dozens of whizzing cameras, telling the press offhandedly: "This kiss is off the record...
...This estimable position, apparently, doesn’t secure one against the relentless trawler called YouTube: those easy, embarrassing mistakes—calling someone a ‘major league asshole’ under your breath, getting drunk at a wedding, flipping off a camera—can and will be dredged up for mass consumption (in these three cases, just because you’re the 43rd President of the United States...
...Standout Harvard goalie Christina Kessler gets tried for the first time tonight, makes an easy save with the pads. Kessler leads the nation statistically in all major goaltending categories coming into the game with a .961 save percentage and 0.81 goals against average...
...January 23rd, nobody had heard of Jérôme Kerviel. He was just another junior trader at France’s second largest bank, Société Générale. A day later, his name headlined nearly every major financial daily across the globe. Although his desk was limited to about $180 million in positions, Kerviel had forged passwords, faked control e-mails, and fabricated hedges in order to go well beyond the limit. He had learned all the necessary control tricks to pull off this feat during his time at the bank?...
...Many Timorese were astonished by the news, for "the Major" - as Reinado was known locally - was considered a clever and cunning tactician who would rarely put himself in danger. In May 2006, half the Timorese army was dismissed following a strike protesting discrimination against soldiers from the west of the country. The government had used the army to crush the strike with great brutality: at least five men died and many more were wounded. Reinado led his men into the mountains in disgust. He had since eluded capture, using his intimate knowledge of the mountain and bush tracks...