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...continuity of the status quo is paramount, and anything smacking of the impolite or the newfangled runs afoul of protocol, which proscribes that forbidden by precedent, such as tanning on the docks, as well as anything that peeves Kummer...
...battlefield, he had kept stocks of WMD squirreled away and maintained secret development programs. Now he faced tough postwar U.N. sanctions that would cripple Iraq unless he got rid of the WMD. Saddam made a calculated decision, says the report, that getting out from under sanctions was of paramount importance. He opted for a "tactical retreat" by ordering the elimination of what he had left: all biological, chemical and nuclear programs were abandoned, stockpiles destroyed. The vast array of evidence uncovered to date shows that when the U.S. invaded in March 2003, Saddam had not been armed with...
...Paramount Pictures...
This season will put her method to the test. In addition to a fantasy starring Jim Carrey (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events), a kiddie cartoon featuring cable TV's SpongeBob SquarePants and a remake of Alfie with Jude Law, one of Paramount's most anticipated releases is Team America: World Police, a raunchy, red-hot political satire from the South Park crew, using goofy marionettes...
Sherri Lansing picks blockbusters for Paramount Pictures--she has scored in the past with big bets on Forrest Gump, Braveheart and--maybe you've heard of it?--Titanic. And mathematical geophysicist Vladimir Keilis-Borok comes into the office every morning to try to work out where the next major earthquake is going to strike. He's had a few notable successes and one recent, prominent failure. No pressure there, Vladimir...