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Director Joe Wright's The Soloist is a deeply empathetic exploration of mental illness and a winning showcase for the talents of its two stars, Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx. Its third great component is its relationship to daily newspapers - it's either the ultimate advertising campaign for a dying industry or the perfect funeral wreath...
...stranger to deficit spending, Japan approved this month a new Policy Package to Address the Economic Crisis worth $156 billion, its third fiscal stimulus package since September - and the umpteenth attempt to jumpstart the economy since the bursting of the asset bubble way back in the 1990s. None of the previous attempts worked, in part because much of the money went to wasteful public works spending in the bailiwicks of ruling-party politicians. The latest spending appears to make more economic sense, targeting job-creation, support for the equity market, increased transfers to regional governments, health-care spending, and energy...
...rida plan provides hardware like helicopters and intelligence technology. But only a third of the cash is directed at the more important software of police reform. It is police officers, not soldiers, who staff the kind of investigative bodies that bring down organized crime. Says Payan: "This effort is doomed to fail if it's not accompanied by effective [Mexican] cops, and Washington isn't treating that as a large enough piece of the puzzle yet." Reyes agrees. "The U.S. needs to assure that police forces along the border are sufficiently robust," he says, "precisely so they...
...be—in a close battle with time running out.Its bats are hot, its pitching is dominant, and in this weekend’s home-and-home series with division leader Dartmouth (20-18, 11-5 Ivy), the Crimson’s got a chance to clinch its third consecutive Ivy League North title on Soldiers Field.“I think we kind of make the joke that our style is to win it at the end,” freshman pitcher Rachel Brown said. “This team really shows a lot of heart, and we?...
...remaining fixtures, No. 4 Omodele-Lucien required a second set tiebreaker to finally defeat Tzou (6-2, 7-6 (4)), before No.5 Mangham concluded his campaign with a third set tiebreaker win (6-2, 1-6, (10-6))—ensuring a last hurrah for Harvard...