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...press conference with foreign journalists in Rome last Thursday, opposition leader Francesco Rutelli blasted Berlusconi, comparing his control of information in Italy to Leonid Brezhnev's in the 1970s Soviet Union. But Rutelli and his allies - who tried in vain to make conflict of interest a pivotal campaign issue last spring - are still having trouble convincing the Italian public that there is much to worry about. rai's impending change of the guard is old news in Italy, where the state broadcaster's board - as well as top newsroom posts and even minor acting jobs - have long been divvied...
...right ankle, rolling it in spite of the brace he sported. Valdesolo did manage to win the next point, but Bullock then ran the table, capturing the final 14 points of the match as Valdesolo misfired on several shots and, as he grew more desperate and searched in vain for an advantage, became more aggressive in his shot-taking, leading to even more errors...
...began watching Sunday’s Superbowl. My friends charitably acted as guides to the game, explaining the assorted highlights of the post-season and suppressing their horror at the gaping holes in my knowledge of football. For my part, I watched as quietly as possible, trying in vain to preserve the illusion that my silence was due to intense concentration on each tactical move and referee’s ruling...
...raise a lot of questions, in the end I didn’t care what the answers were. What I really wanted to know is what Linney was doing wasting her talent on this mediocre picture, how many different ways Gere could grimace in one film in a vain attempt to emote or, perhaps the greatest question of all, why this film was ever made...Now that’s a real unsolved mystery...
...death, says the Washington Post, asking him to write to lawmakers. "Support your government and your military," he urged, "especially when the bodies start coming home." That was an extraordinary plea from a man heading into harm's way: Don't fail us; don't let us die in vain. Had he heard too often the expert condescension, that Americans only support wars that are quick and easy to win? There is no way to prove who is right until America is more sorely tested: Do we provide every lost soldier an honor guard through every living room only because...