Word: rifts
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...unexpectedly meets Tommy Vinson (Burt Reynolds), a retired poker star. Vinson becomes Stillman’s mentor, receiving half of his mentee’s winnings in exchange for guidance. They are successful until the arrival of Michelle (Shannon Elizabeth), a Las Vegas call girl who causes a rift between the two. The tension between Stillman and Vinson mounts as both enter the World Series of Poker Tournament and end up face-to-face at the final table. Several big-name poker players appear as themselves in the film, including Phil “The Unabomber” Laak...
Although friends say there is a deep rift between the two men, Lake is circumspect about their competition. "Whatever the mythology," he says, "whenever we run into each other, we're very cordial." And he doesn't rule out a job for Holbrooke in an Obama Administration. "Would I say Dick can play no role? Absolutely not." Party leaders hope the two men can reunite behind a nominee. That would be the most comforting outcome for any Democratic President facing a crisis...
Speaking to TIME, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer denies that the rift between NATO members is "a question of Europe vs. America." De Hoop Scheffer says he will ask for 10% more troops at Bucharest, and stresses that Europeans have suffered casualties. But he acknowledges that he will "keep pushing" all the allies to do more. He needs to. The U.S., its armed forces already stretched like a piano wire, is now being forced to dispatch another 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan. The Canadian government of Stephen Harper took the unusual step of threatening to pull...
...just about personalities. The spectacle of the primary season itself may be helping to heal the rift between the U.S. and the rest of the world. The political process, with all its wonderful arcane subplots and cul-de-sacs, is a powerful reminder to people of how America, how its system, can be great. The incredible growth in television coverage abroad, especially in places with fast-growing middle classes such as China and India, is fuelling that interest. Even in developed countries like France this election season has been unusually compelling. "In 2000, there was very deep confusion in France...
...violence has bred a fear that cannot be easily erased, even by the peace agreement. Rift Valley tourist towns, known for their wild flamingos, were particularly hard-struck by bloodshed. A house in Naivasha was deliberately set on fire, killing 14 people inside. Idyllic little towns like Njoro are now divided along distinct tribal lines. Meanwhile, unkempt fields littered with corn stalks line both sides of roads that wind through the territory of various ethnic groups. Farmers say they are too afraid to prepare their harvests for fear of being attacked...