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...26th mile of the Oscar marathon, has multiple purposes: it's designed to entice any wavering voters in the few days before the last postmark lands on the last ballot. It's also intended to defuse complaints that the movie's treatment of the Holocaust is too manicured. Thus, Elie Wiesel has been drafted to host the meal, which would have been a masterly counterstroke of damage control for distributor Harvey Weinstein had Wiesel not bailed at the last minute to attend - oh, bitter irony of the red-carpet campaign trail! - a bris. (See pictures of Winslet...
...Thus far, a series of all-nighters by legislators, plus the governor's actions shutting down the state government piece by piece, have not shaken loose the one remaining GOP vote needed to pass the spending plan...
...When questioned, the NPA replied that LTTE robbed the machinery from them. The government’s position was further consolidated when the program officer of another NGO, called “ZOA,” stated that he would remain with the LTTE to fight against the government, thus disobeying the demand to move out of the rebel-held area...
...Captain Derek Jones had a fantastic meet, comfortably winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.12, thus qualifying for the IC4A D1 Championships. Jones was also pivotal in the 4x400-meter relay, where Harvard had its fastest time of the season, 3:18.77, but came in third overall. The Crimson also placed third in the 4x800-meter relay, clocking...
Real change won't come easy. Two major players in restructuring the industry - major bondholders and the United Auto Workers (UAW) - have thus far shown little interest in renegotiating their agreements. Union locals in Michigan and New York have rejected proposals for contract concessions, and UAW chief Ron Gettelfinger has sensed the mood of his membership. He's not buying the claim that union costs are sinking the industry. Other labor leaders are watching Obama's reaction to the UAW to see whether the new President will stick up for his union friends. Meanwhile, business continues to tumble. Forecasters predict...