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...undermine Hill's efforts and phoned Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing in Beijing after North Korea balked at a proposal for future talks. Even if the talks collapse, the Administration's show of support for diplomacy may give the U.S. greater leverage in persuading allies to take tougher measures against Pyongyang. "We've made more progress in the past 30 days than we have in four years," Burns says...
Shifting home-video economics are a problem not just for DreamWorks. Pixar had to lower estimates for The Incredibles. Yet the issue is most acute at DreamWorks, which has had a tougher time finding its animation groove. Pixar is the one pumping out hit after hit, from Toy Story to A Bug's Life to Monsters, Inc., and that has attracted Wall Street's admiring eye. In Hollywood, it's said you're only one hit away from success. DreamWorks has high hopes for Bee Movie, with Jerry Seinfeld, and Shrek 3, both due out in 2007. But by then...
...appetite." Maybe so. But the burden of proof lies with the athlete. Insurer NIG - a division of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group - will pony up only for "injuries that can be proven to be the result of an attack by the Loch Ness monster." That task might prove tougher than the 19-km bike ride and 10-km run that follow the swim. Unless, of course, Bigfoot and UFOs will be stalking around the Highlands. - By Adam Smith...
...industry has been hurt by tougher gun-control laws in some states and an abundant supply of cheap used firearms. Moreover, many gun enthusiasts are blue-collar manufacturing workers who were laid off in the last recession and have not been rehired. TAXES Poker Is Hard Work...
...ratings. CBS's news-gathering staff is still regarded as the best in depth of talent. In the past year the network has been buffeted by a takeover attempt, an embarrassing libel trial and distracting ideological attacks. The gung-ho Dan Rather believes "all of this has made us tougher, better, more mature." Still, a little anxiety might not hurt...