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Coleman: L.B.J. did like to twist arms, to say the least--the so-called L.B.J. treatment. But this was usually done on a very private level ... Now, the L.B.J. who got up onstage in press conferences wasn't that L.B.J. at all, and a lot of people would say that the L.B.J. in press conferences and in public was not nearly as effective. That L.B.J. probably couldn't get a lot done. But the L.B.J. in private was able to get things done, and you could--you can credit that type of personality, that kind of temperament, where...
...only the latest twist in the long, tormented, and increasingly surreal relationship between Italy and France over the treatment of former leftist terrorists. On Oct. 12 the Elysée confirmed Sarkozy had annulled a government decree issued in June to deliver former Red Brigades member Marina Petrella to Italian authorities. Italy has long sought the return of Petrella, 58, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1992. The court found her guilty of participating in 1981 terrorist actions that resulted in the killing of a police officer and the kidnapping of a judge. She absconded...
...world, more than three times bigger than no. 2, Japan. And with annual imports of more than $2 trillion, it is the world's shop-till-you-drop economic engine. If that engine stutters, the others grind to a halt. This is an old tale, but with a new twist to sober the Schadenfreudians: Europe's bankers and mortgage providers have been just as stupid and greedy as their American comrades-in-harm - and this in countries that pride themselves on having tamed the capitalist beast in the name of equality and social justice. So while the U.S. government...
...financial crisis has elevated economic concerns here, which may provide a new twist to the campaign, giving the pragmatic voters of downscale Arapahoe County an unexpected and decisive role in November. In recent days, voters in that demographic have started to break toward Obama. "If John McCain does not carry the state of Colorado," says Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, "his path to the White House gets awfully darn narrow...
...film’s oppressive post-ironic atmosphere. On the other hand, Macdonald—who emerges early on as Victor’s “honest” love interest—is effectively wooden and dream-girl-by-the-numbers, though not without the afforded Palanhiuk twist that may or may not redeem her inadequacies.Fans of David Fincher’s adaptation of the author’s first novel, 1999’s “Fight Club” must take note: “Choke” lacks the cinematic intensity, bombastic performances...