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...with Nixon, the years out of office and finally death have a way of dousing polemical fires. "When people see this film, all the controversies about Mitterrand tend to shrink away," says director Guédiguian, a communist. "It talks about the legend, about the King. The time is far enough away now for us to begin to see him as a whole." Guédiguian's main character, crafted in stunning depth and complexity by actor Michel Bouquet, is known simply as le Président; he smiles more and projects less personal authority than the original, but shares...
Emily is left severely traumatized after her mother’s unexpected suicide. She begins seeing a shrink, Katherine (Famke Janssen), to help her cope. David worries that Emily may need even more assistance. What clues him into this? Maybe it’s those beady, blue eyes that threaten to roll out of Emily’s eye sockets at any moment...
...Asia, and Venezuelan officials insist that U.S. supplies will remain steady even if he does. But given Chávez's anti-Bush fervor--and the leverage that sky-high oil prices afford him--Washington is nonetheless starting to worry that the flow of Venezuelan oil might shrink significantly by the end of this decade. Indiana Senator Richard Lugar has asked the Government Accountability Office to study what "contingencies are in place to mitigate the effects" of a sharp Venezuelan shortfall, "as this could have serious consequences for our nation's security." Other Senators are urging the Bush Administration to mend...
...offending weapons, and the chaos that has characterized almost two years of occupation, are nothing short of catastrophic politically. If the U.S. had been vindicated by events, the size of its coalition of those willing to help out in Iraq would have grown; instead it continues to steadily shrink as countries pull their troops...
...Declining Dollar You reported that the falling value of the U.S. dollar hurts European manufacturers [Dec. 20]. It affects other Europeans as well?those, like me, who worked in the U.S. and receive a pension in dollars. My benefits shrink a bit more each month. The loss now is more than 30%. I wonder how many thousands of people find themselves in the same predicament. The U.S.'s reputation has become tarnished by huge deficits, a climate of suspicion for non-Americans, energy waste and pollution, not to mention the political climate. As a young woman, I learned...