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...better in this respect. However, I wonder why there has been no one from Wall Street or the White House who would apologize to the American people or even to the global community for the horrible financial mess we are now facing - someone who would have the guts to stand up and say, "I am sorry for my mishandling, my misjudgment, my negligence." Wang Zhixue, Monterey Park, Calif...
...Oruzgan's Chora district, Khan was a former provincial police chief who had acted as Karzai's protector when the Pashtun leader returned from exile in 2001 to rally tribes against the Taliban. His death "has made the tribes angry," says his elder son, Dawood. "They want to stand against the Australians...
...life was full, his life was fulfilled, and his legacy is now in full bloom. Many today stand on his shoulders...
...existing film, but they may be equally viewed as forays into a new medium. The serial titles connect the installations to the exhibition and the ideas behind it, cutting them off from the films that preceded them. These installations are more than just digital destruction—they stand alone as creative works. Although the original films may be severed, distorted, and pixilated, the result is artful and provocative. These new works have a meaning of their own, separate from that of their predecessors. In the end, it is up to the viewer to decide what is lost and what...
...King of Hell” is shockingly bad, coming off as closer to “Flight of the Conchords” than Bob Dylan. “Saint Isabelle” also offers plenty of unwilling comedy. Its chorus, “I will always stand beside you, defend you and mend you, sanctify you,” might have seemed romantic in 13th-century France, but anyone born since then will recognize it as ridiculous...