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...that's the full extent of writer-director Joe Carnahan's originality. And since he never bothers to establish why we should care about any of his characters, we just sit there numbly, awaiting the next sensation and trying, without notable success, to comprehend the preposterous backstory - dating back decades - with which it is lackadaisically equipped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: January: A Movie Wasteland | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

...always fight then there needs to be an umpire, and the military can play that role," says Ataur Rahman, a professor of political science at Dhaka University. "I've got to be honest with you. It is now very difficult to deal with these politicians. You can sit and talk with them for hours and come up with nothing. They are as ignorant as they are proud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking Down | 1/25/2007 | See Source »

...stands Saionji, good man that he is, as skilled a butler who ever buttled. He takes our coats and bags and shimmers away, leading us down the corridor past gilded mirrors, Monet prints and bursting bouquets to our table in the Swallowtail's elegant tearoom. As I move to sit at our table, a second butler, named Mikami, materializes to ease me into my chair. "Good day, princess," he says to my dining companion--and not, I assume, to me. I order the Earl Grey tea and the Macbeth--a petite ham-and-cheese panini, the preferred snack of bloody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letter From Tokyo: Where Japanese Women Rule | 1/25/2007 | See Source »

...David Cameron: Yes, that's an important issue. I said the Conservative Party shouldn't sit with the European People's Party in the European Parliament after 2009, after the next elections, because at the end of the day, although there are many things we agree with the EEP about in terms of economy and immigration, we don't agree about the fundamental issue about the future direction of Europe, and I think we'd be better, as I've always said, as friendly neighbors rather than reluctant tenants. That's why we're going to establish a new group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q & A with David Cameron: Why Britain Needs a 'Compassionate Conservative' | 1/24/2007 | See Source »

...wonderful orator is Bobby Kennedy, actually. They're just amazing. Some of his speeches were incredibly powerful. But no, I'm interested in American politics but I'm not - some people are obsessed, some people are obsessive about American politics. I follow with some interest but I don't sit around dreaming of Camelot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q & A with David Cameron: Why Britain Needs a 'Compassionate Conservative' | 1/24/2007 | See Source »

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