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...Hoping to marginalize Tiberi, the Gaullists gave their official nod to Séguin. A formidable orator and political heavyweight, he had high popularity ratings and experience as a former minister and mayor of the eastern city of Epinal. "Séguin seemed like a sure thing," sighs a rpr official. "But his candidacy never caught fire...
...much time at the bottom of scrums, has been a disaster since taking center stage. He has committed blunder after blunder, starting with his inability to perform the proper deep bow at Obuchi's funeral. Later Mori spoke favorably of Japan as a "divine nation," an unappreciated and embarrassing nod to the nation's militaristic past. And then there are those envelopes stuffed with 10,000-yen notes that keep turning up?or going missing. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for example, the travel office is $5 million short. Scandals have forced three of Mori's cabinet members...
...most intense interaction I've ever had with a large group of people," he says. "I used to joke that the biggest problem with chairing a meeting is that you can't nod off. Well, in this situation...you had to show at all times that you were fully attentive and respectful...
...with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa over the pace of democratic development; in Hong Kong. The appointment was made by Tung with the approval of the Chinese government. Although Tung has been criticized for subservience to Beijing, the choice of Tsang, Financial Secretary since 1995, is seen as a nod to continuity...
...Gladiator I hated this movie. The plot was ridiculous, the acting leaden, the screenplay (which also received a nomination, a final and irrefutable indication that the vast majority of Academy voters are on crack, most likely picked up on the set of "Traffic") asinine. Give this bloated monster a nod for costumes, or set design or lighting, and I won't complain. But when you open up the Best Picture field to dreck like this, you're just steps away from including Tom Green?s next movie. And that, by the way, is not a good thing...