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...frozen, northern metropolis. "It is capable not only of assuming a defensive attitude, but one of absolute offense." A century after Weale's Harbin sojourn, accommodations there are more, well, accommodating. Among the classier places to stay is the Lungmen Hotel, tel: (86-451) 8679 1888. Once a station hotel along the Trans-Siberian railroad, the Lungmen is a portal to Harbin's colonial past, when the city was ruled by Russians and vied with Shanghai for the sobriquet "Paris of the East...
...bullet in the head and another in the neck and died. Dhahir was luckier. Three slugs went into his left shoulder and one punched a hole in his right hand, but he survived. "It was a well-planned operation," says Dhahir, who has returned to work at the station in downtown Baghdad. "They were terrorists...
...Allah for the blessing of being able to vote," he told assembled reporters. In a rebuke to Washington, which questioned the elections' fairness, Khamenei added, "No one can prevent our enthusiastic youth from taking part in the destiny of their country." As he turned to leave the voting station, Khamenei allowed himself a satisfied grin...
...Americans arrived, newspapers still report the slayings of former Baathists, scientists and professors, as political and private scores are settled not by the gavel but by the gun. In recent weeks, attacks against police have continued unabated. On Feb. 10 a car bomb exploded outside an Iskandariyah police station 30 miles south of Baghdad, killing at least 55 people, most of whom were lined up outside waiting to join the force. The same day three policemen died when their checkpoint was sprayed with machine-gun fire. Just four days later, 23 policemen died in a pitched gun battle when insurgents...
...alongside the art." It's not as if European cinema lacks funds; on the contrary, many European films are government-subsidized in ways that Hollywood can only envy. France - Europe's largest producer thanks to a bevy of national, regional and European subsidies along with investment from cable TV station Canal Plus - makes an average of 200 films a year. Between 1994 and March 2003, the Italian government spent €340 million on 232 films (although those films grossed a mere €73 million at Italy's box offices). The German Federal Film Board has around €75 million...