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...There are extraneous scenes - namely Lopez's wrestling with a backyard raccoon problem - and an obviously fabricated character, Mary, who is simultaneously Lopez's editor, his ex-wife and his romantic interest. Thankfully, she's played by Catherine Keener, so the implausibility almost doesn't matter. Downey approaches Lopez as a sort of journalistic Michael Clayton, swapping George Clooney's suits for sweatshirts, and he's in perfect control of this bruised, cynical but good-hearted character. Though there are moments when Foxx's Ayers veers toward the puppyish, overall, it's a touching performance, and the best thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Soloist: Elegy for Cello and Newspaper | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...Honestly, the drug problem hasn't been an issue for us in San Diego," says Camerino, who sells bicycles at Zumwalt's Bicycle Center in San Diego. "The drug cartels have always been in Tijuana, the shoot-outs have always been there, it's just that the military is catching on." (See pictures of depressing destinations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baja, Land of Drug Wars, Tries to Draw Tourists | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...difficult to navigate who's corrupt and who isn't; everyone is lying," says the former Gringo Gazette North publisher Conroy. "Basically, many of the developments are gigantic piles of dirt, but the developers have no problem taking your deposits and promising the world. It's just another Mexican...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baja, Land of Drug Wars, Tries to Draw Tourists | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...biggest problem with letting banks go over their grades is that, if they can argue with the government in private, they can take those arguments public. Banks told that they must raise capital can debate the judgment and claim that the entire program is flawed. That may cause shareholders and Wall St. analysts to question the value of the entire process and whether it creates an accurate gauge of bank balance sheets and future prospects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If Banks Can Challenge Stress Tests, are they Really Tests? | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...case of Malacca gives at least a glimmer of hope that the piracy problem in Africa can also be tackled. The success in the strait clearly shows how committed and carefully orchestrated naval action can combat pirates. But analysts warn that the lessons of Malacca also tell us how much more difficult fighting the Somali pirates will be, because of the very different conditions on shore in Africa. The countries along the strait possess the resources and organized governments necessary to stand up to piracy. Those crucial elements are lacking in destitute and disorderly Somalia, where most of the pirates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Defeat Pirates: Success in the Strait | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

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