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...Moore wasn't exactly a waif. Born in 1927, he was the son of a happily married London policeman. Moore had more than his share of childhood illnesses - tonsils, pneumonia - but still succeeded in growing up into an almost freakishly handsome young man. His first love was drawing and animation, but one day - he must have been around 17 - he tagged along with some chums to pick up work as a film extra. A friendly director put him up for an audition at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. "As I stood on the stage, I knew at that moment...
...each other and wondered ,” Steve C. Weatherl told me. Caleb had arranged for the Republican Club to bring Karl Rove to campus that April. The high-profile speaking event had gone very smoothly, but Rove had already written Caleb a thank-you note. When their son finally arrived home, they watched him open the letter. Caleb said that he had to read it a few times before he really understood what it was saying. Rove was looking for some additional help in Washington in the fall, and he wondered if Caleb knew anyone who might be interested...
...last two years of Chen's administration were marred by scandal. His popularity and credibility plunged when his son-in-law was found to be guilty of insider trading in 2006. Not long after, his wife and three aides were indicted for embezzlement, forgery and perjury in the mishandling of $450,000 from a secret expense fund. Chen was also named a suspect in the case, which is now being investigated along with the money laundering allegations...
...stir up sympathy from supporters as he faces charges that could lead to at least five years in jail. After his arrest, Chen politicized his case by saying that the current President Ma Ying-jeou had him arrested "to appease China." Some Chen supporters are fiercely loyal to the "Son of Taiwan," Chen's nickname, and have strong suspicions of Ma's ruling Kuomintang party, which was an authoritarian regime for nearly 50 years. Analysts, however, don't think Chen's sensational detention will affect the government, in part because Ma has been careful to distance himself from the case...
...Chen's wife, son, and daughter-in-law are also expected to be arrested soon. Nine other suspects, including former aides, officials and his brother-in-law have already been detained. With the numerous scandals that have swirled around Chen's inner circle the past two years, political commentator and Chen's former advisor Antonio Chiang says, "His arrest will be a great relief to the DPP, and to the people...