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...Whereas Frost's seconds are guns for hire, Nixon's cornerman, Jack Brennan (Kevin Bacon), has as lifetime loyalty to his boss. Since the resignation, he has become a fretful coach and father figure to Nixon, encouraging him to be strong, insisting an interview be stopped at the first sign of Nixon's vulnerability. All these plot elements have some basis in fact. Morgan's one fanciful addition is a phone call Nixon makes to Frost, spilling out his guts, fears and resentments. In this scene above all others, Langella leeches into the president's anxieties, and summons much...
...estimates, the report said. And the fiscal year after that - running from July 2009 through June 2010 - could be even worse, with a projected $65 billion gap between legislated spending and incoming revenue, a figure calculated with only half the states providing an estimate. "Even states that were showing strong performance are moderating their forecasts," says Corina Eckl, NCSL fiscal affairs program director...
...this book, like ‘Shakespeare After All,’ as speaking to a wide general audience as well as to Shakespeare scholars, students, and playgoers,” Garber says. “I’m committed to the idea that there is a strong readership for books and articles on literature and culture.” Moreover, as both a professor and an author, Garber recognizes that she has a unique perspective on what it means to work in the academic arena, an environment that is as prone to change and excitement as the works...
...years, the musical has evolved from a typical rock opera into the increasingly play-like format used by Bala. According to the director, this production of “Chess” features a more fully developed plotline and fleshed-out characters. “The characters have strong emotional depth,” Bala says. “There are no good guys or bad guys, just moral ambiguities. It’s a smart musical.” “Chess” is set at the World Chess Championship in Bangkok and focuses on the title...
While it's unlikely that the military or ISI leadership would have been aware of, let alone sanctioned, the attack in Mumbai, India will see the Pakistani intelligence service as key to resolving a problem it had a strong hand in creating. Nor is the ISI's current orientation entirely unambiguous: the CIA recently confronted Pakistan with evidence of direct involvement by elements of the ISI in a July terror attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul. In response to the pressure resulting from the 2001 India parliament attack, the Pakistani security establishment appears to have tried to stand down...