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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...wayside if it had been made 20 years ago." He says at least part of the film's success is because "India is the flavor of the season. People want to know about this country of 9% growth and enormous variety. People want to see what makes India tick." (See the top 10 movie performances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slumdog Millionaire, an Oscar Favorite, Is No Hit in India | 1/26/2009 | See Source »

...reasons behind the Pfizer transaction apply to a broad cross section of industries and underscores why there is about to be a significant up-tick in M&A activity, one which could not have been expected just a month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Pfizer's Deal to Buy Wyeth | 1/26/2009 | See Source »

...Tick-tock, tick-tock. Muntadar al-Zeidi's 15 minutes are about to run out. The Iraqi TV reporter who hurled his footwear at President Bush last week became an instant hero in the Arab world even before the second shoe dropped. But he will soon discover that the news cycle is a brutal mistress: before you know it, you're yesterday's headline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shoe Thrower Only a Temporary Distraction | 12/18/2008 | See Source »

...same time, true to its original stage play format, “Frost/Nixon” is a film driven by its acting and directing. At key moments, the soundtrack simply stops, and the performers are left alone before the audience. Langella and Sheen often accomplish with one facial tick what most actors fail to do with their entire bodies. Riveting to behold, “Frost/Nixon” is a wonderful exercise in toned-down storytelling that’s uncharacteristic of ratcheted-up Hollywood. We are reminded in the interview scenes that one does not need...

Author: By Yair Rosenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Frost/Nixon | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

...positions on the UC and the College Events Board, and has been continually involved in the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and the Crimson Key Society. He has the knowledge—he’s full of Harvard lore and claims to know what makes administrators tick. In short, he has many of the ingredients of a successful campus politician. But if historical precedent and student sentiment are any indication, he has some challenges yet to overcome. Both Schwartz and his running mate, Alneada D. Biggers ’10, are members of Final Clubs, the exclusive...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: CEB Duo Proposes Reforms | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

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