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...shines in the movie, drawing a convincing portrait of Ana as a sweet innocent, eager to please but determined to do her own thing. But the character and the movie, while quaint, avoid being cloying with funky, unusual twists. Ana is pleasant, but not a saint; she gets stressed over her difficulties with immigration and even occasionally gives up hope--a desperate situation in this optimistic film...
...Dyken was the most pleasant surprise on the underdog U.S. team, which, spurred on by roars from an unabashedly patriotic hometown crowd, captured 13 gold medals, more than three times as many as their nearest competitors, the Russians. Two of theirs belonged to Alexander Popov, who came in a touch ahead of American Gary Hall Jr. in both the men's 100-m and 50-m freestyle...
...century gingerbread houses lined the streets. From many of these homes fly small flags. Some are American flags, now at half-mast. But some are happy, multi-hued pennants, bearing sunflowers, bluebirds or other motifs. They are nothing necessary; just a little extracurricular effort to make life more pleasant and varied...
...Vipers, who face charges including illegal-weapons possession and conspiracy, are seemingly unobtrusive, working-class folk. Randy Lynne Nelson, 32, the alleged Viper leader, is a house painter; Dean Carl Pleasant, 27, another suspect, is a former doughnut maker; Henry Alfred Overturf, 37, is a bouncer for a local strip club; Ellen Adella Belliveau, 27, worked for AT&T. It was Belliveau who allegedly suggested during one meeting that the militia retaliate against the families of federal agents in case Vipers were arrested. None of the others apparently agreed with...
There were hints of trouble. Pleasant ran unsuccessfully for a state senate seat in 1994, and the man who beat him, John Kaites, says Pleasant pulled out a .45-cal. handgun during a meeting and put it on the table. "The guy had too many screws loose to have a sincere conversation," says Kaites...