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...political peril of his central foreign-policy gamble - standing shoulder to shoulder with Bush - persists. The British "had nothing to do with the way the occupation was organized," says an American official. "They're not happy, and they're saying, 'I told you so.'" But Blair is still stuck with the mess. A trip next month to Washington to pick up a gold medal from Congress for his steadfast support is being managed to minimize the "Gorbachev effect" - getting applause abroad for things unpopular at home. And no matter how Iraq resolves, it is likely to be Blair's last...
...MOVIES ARE TODAY'S WAR MOVIES. In real life, a driver is the lone G.I. in enemy territory, and his car is his trusty tank. But that driver feels more like a doughboy stuck in a bunker. The traffic won't budge; his car can't fly over the ones in front of him or scoot under a 24-wheeler. In movies, says Donald De Line, producer of The Italian Job, "we get to watch these characters get up on sidewalks and beat traffic and go down staircases. When it works, a movie car chase is a satisfying experience...
These days a nice set of wheels can set you back $15,000. The tires--and car--cost extra. Most drivers are barely aware of their wheels, the metal rims that connect the tires to the axle. Back in the Beach Boys era of muscle cars, some guys stuck fancy hubcaps over their wheels to add a little flash. But in recent years the wheels themselves have been getting dressed up, transforming these ordinary auto parts into urban fashion statements, starting with the hip-hop crowd and spreading to suburbanites who drive SUVs. "They're like jewelry for your...
...named their band “Silas,” after a high school friend of Kieran’s. They always wanted to find another name, Kieran says, but none of the options—which included “The Well-Hungarians”—stuck...
...University has tried to help the students stuck with the moratorium by finding other ways for them to do what they need to do, such as giving them tuition wavers for summer school for the students to study languages,” said Philip A. Kuhn, chair of the east Asian studies department...