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...intact, but it's a poor casting choice. When you hear him giving the same self-esteem speech to Oscar that he gave to Abigail Breslin's Olive, it's hard not to feel you've been sold secondhand merchandise. That's a pity, because Sunshine Cleaning deserves to stand on its own two feet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sunshine Cleaning: The Bright Side of Suicide | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

...Although conditions have improved drastically since the Kosovo War in 1998-9, it is clear that the stabilizing force of EU membership is the only way to normalize relations between the two countries. The EU must immediately take a strong stand in favor of admitting the Balkan nations, including eventually Serbia and Kosovo, if the scars from centuries of ethnic and political conflict in the region are ever to be healed...

Author: By Ellen C. Bryson | Title: Give the Balkans a Chance | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

Though many Harvardians get their kicks just from the looks of their peers, there may be a better source of humor on campus. Members of the Harvard College Stand Up Comics Society have been invited to the stand-up division of the RooftopComedy’s National College Comedy Competition Tournament, exclusively designed to discover the “funniest” students in America. The bracket-style tournament bases acceptance on the comedic value of clips submitted by college stand-up groups. “There are eight people from each school, and two schools go head-to-head...

Author: By Laura C Schaffer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Get Up, Stand Up: Harvard Comics Get Competitive | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

...were putting Republican politicians in a trap. Repudiating Limbaugh would mean alienating millions of conservatives and declaring Limbaugh's plainspoken conservatism - which many of those politicians share - outside the lines of the national debate. But neither could Republicans allow the insinuation that they take orders from a radio-host stand. If voters got that impression, they would look weak. Worse, the polls show more people dislike Limbaugh than like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Rush Limbaugh Is Good for the Republicans | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

Ahsan added that "it's a tragic irony" that he is now being hunted by policemen on the orders of a government led by his own party. "It's also a joke," he said sourly. "Particularly because I stand the ground on which the late Benazir Bhutto [Zardari's assassinated wife] stood when she promised the reinstatement of the Chief Justice. And I stand on the ground that is sanctified by three signatures on three different occasions by the new President, Asif Ali Zardari. It's ironic that the person who didn't break an agreement should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Pakistan, Zardari's Crackdown Betrays Weakness | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

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