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Like Britain, France is abuzz with the Obama-mania wafting across the Atlantic . But McCain had a few crowd-pleasing cards up his sleeve as well. Responding to one long-winded inquiry on his Middle East views, for example, McCain amused listeners by jokingly reminding the reporter, "you're only...
The characters in the film “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” inhabit a dizzying world of ritzy soirées, opulent penthouses, and outrageous bling. The film is a sketch of the wealthy life that, while glamorous from a distance, is ultimately hollow. Like the...
The centrality of Fatima to the second, "suffering servant" stage of John Paul II's papacy, and his involvement with the two men who would become the Vatican's numbers one and two after his death, may help explain why Lucia's cause has been fast-tracked for beatification. Of...
The contest between the idealist and the survival artist seems to me the heart of this movie. The former is willing, even eager, to sacrifice all of his fellow prisoners (or should we call them his colleagues?) for his principles. The latter insists that a man's first duty is...
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have worn down the nation's ground forces, stretching those serving in the Army and Marines and wearing out their gear at an unprecedented rate. So, it's no surprise that the nation's ground-pounders would be seeking the most from the ever...