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...Francisco native whose English mother has arranged an internship at the Mercury. Katharine mostly takes the job to gather color for the screenplay she hopes to sell. Assigned to assist Owen Holmes, the paper's lone, grumpy reporter, the two of them spark like wet leaves. "How do you spell 'centre,'" he demands by way of greeting. Meanwhile his girlfriend, the head of ad sales at the paper, impatiently waits for him to move out of his dad's house and into hers. Against a fascinating glimpse of how a small town paper runs - like choosing between a lost hamster...
...have to explain how he'll deploy regular forces and mobilize the reserves - particularly if he plans an invasion force of 250,000 - and he'll have to satisfy senators that he's made his case for an invasion before the American people. Second, Bush will have to spell out "what happens after you succeed," says this senior aide. Will the administration remain in Iraq for the long haul after Saddam is overthrown? "Who fills the vacuum?" asks Sen. John Warner, the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee. "Are there persons who exist who can step...
...hero in part because early in his career he resisted singing the propaganda songs that all musicians in Burma are pressured to record. This has earned him a lifetime of official scrutiny. He was once prohibited from performing because his hair was too long and again later?after a spell in a monastery?because he had no hair. (Today, it's shoulder length.) In 1994, a power outage cut short a show and fans rioted. Zaw Win Htut was blamed and forbidden to play publicly for six months. His fellow rockers get similar treatment. They adapt, or stop performing...
...Pittman put AOL back on track? His appointment was lauded among employees who view him as an impassioned leader with a down-home style that reflects his Southern roots and a long stint in the music business. (After an early spell in radio, Pittman went on to found MTV and VH1 and did a stint at Time Warner before joining real estate firm Century 21.) He flies his own jet and has houses in New York, Colorado and Jamaica. But unlike many other AOL millionaires who spend more time with their toys than at the office, Pittman is committed...
...payoff has come quickly. After the longest dry spell in NBA play-off history, the Mavs are in the championship running for the second year in a row. The team's revenue is a closely guarded secret, but Cuban and his lieutenants claim that it has doubled in two years, and the Mavs have sold out 30 straight home games...