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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...probably don't need to tell you, Mike has his problems trying to maintain his austere values in contemporary Los Angeles. All kinds of troubled people - a frenzied lawyer, a louche movie star, a corrupt producer and a rich variety of thugs and toughs swim through his life. On top of which his wife - who seemed pretty OK for awhile - betrays him because she has money troubles of her own. Eventually, reluctantly, he decides to fight for money, except that he discovers that the card on which he's booked is rigged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Redbelt': Basically a Boxing Picture | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I need a paper extension because my mother herniated a disc and I need to nurse her back to health. (Just kidding, I’ve never done that! But I could tell you someone...

Author: By FM Staff | Title: scoped! | 4/30/2008 | See Source »

Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Roommates—remember the nasty shower incident sophomore year...

Author: By FM Staff | Title: scoped! | 4/30/2008 | See Source »

...Bush administration in responding to Katrina since August 2005. For example, in a May 2007 speech he compared FEMA’s inefficient Katrina response to the precision of private shipping firms like UPS and FedEx. He said, “U.P.S., FedEx and Wal-Mart can tell in real time where a package is anywhere in the world, but FEMA, despite its multibillion-dollar budget, couldn’t track many of its assets during its Katrina response…” Similarly, when Congress gathered to assess the costs of Katrina in October 2005, McCain was quick...

Author: By Alexander R. Konrad | Title: Straight Talk Express? | 4/30/2008 | See Source »

...nothing on Cyprus moves quickly. Negotiations between the two communities have been going on sporadically for more than 30 years. Gary Robb says the latest overtures don't worry him yet. Even allowing for an agreement, extradition proceedings could take years, his lawyers tell him. Robb dons a pair of rimless Ray Bans and stares out to sea. "As long as you're on Turkish Cyprus, there are no real problems," he says. And the weather is better than it would be in other possible hideouts. Minsk, anyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Run in Cyprus' Sun | 4/30/2008 | See Source »

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