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...Roland Dumas has been many things in his life?Resistance fighter, lawyer, politician, art collector, Foreign Minister and, most recently, president of France?s highest tribunal. But last week, as the silver-haired ex-barrister faced charges that he had pressured a state-owned oil company to hire his mistress and lived grandly off her income, Dumas played a role he had never imagined: defendant...
...payroll.? Andre Tarallo, former Elf director general, testified that ?at no moment was I aware of any work done by Madame Deviers-Joncour.? Tarallo said she had been hired by Alfred Sirven, Le Floch-Prigent?s shadowy right-hand man, because of her ?proximity to Roland Dumas? and confirmed that ?Dumas had requested her recruitment.? Sirven, on trial in absentia, is believed to be hiding in the Philippines...
...Collective Soul stage was in sharp contrast to the crowded Fuel stage, despite the former having more band members. The almost retro set had a large space in the center for lead singer Ed Roland to engage in frequent dances with his microphone. Although much of the drums were synthesized at times-such as during the beginning of "Precious Declaration"-the playing of keyboards and variety of music made the sound of the five-member band different from the previous two. Songs from their newest disc, Blender, were mixed among numerous hit singles from their previous four albums, including...
...gasoline-price jumps--are offset by the $20,000 cost of either car. That's several thousand dollars more than similar-size conventional models. If proposed federal tax incentives--pushed by an unusual alliance of automakers and environmentalists--ultimately pass, "there could be a hybrid in every garage," says Roland Hwang, a transportation expert with the Natural Resources Defense Council. That is surely a green dream, but rigorous new laws in several states, including California and New York, are forcing manufacturers to sell cleaner cars, setting what is expected to be a national trend...
...push and has, unlike the much more remote Gladiator, an honest-to-goodness heart. Okay, so Gibson was a Southern planter who didn't own slaves and the British were so villainous that they burned people in churches-who goes to the movies for their history lesson anyway? Director Roland Emmerich will never be much more than flashy blockbuster peddler, but he certainly knows how to handle a project with daunting logistics and he makes the most of some lavish production values. The Patriot has too many flaws to be called a great piece of filmmaking...