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Iraq's struggle to form a democratic government--with different constituencies competing for political power and votes-- has jolted other authoritarian regimes in the region. And by throwing its weight behind democracy elsewhere, the Bush Administration has helped other freedom movements in the region. In Egypt, for example, President Hosni Mubarak relented and this year allowed the country to hold its first ever multiparty presidential election. But if Iraq ends up in chaos after a U.S. military drawdown, the instability could spread to its neighbors--and snuff out any hopes of freedom flowering elsewhere in the Arab world...
...emphasize the Seasons' Italo-American roots, especially the connection to the New Jersey mob of founder Nick DeVito; this turns the show from a simple exercise in Frankie Valli nostalgia into "The Falsetto and the Sopranos." The other was to give each member of the group weight by letting him tell part of the story. Tommy says, "You ask four guys, you get four different versions." That's Jersey Boys: a Rahway Rashomon...
...man’s many reactions upon discovering this pressing matter. “All of his films were full of comedy, but they were full of comedy in the very best meaning of the word,” Gardner said. “Everything he made carried weight, and everything he made entertained people.” Later in his life, Lamb tackled difficult topics like AIDS and street violence. Despite these weighty issues, however, Lamb never lost his sense of humor. “He was always what he wanted to be right up to the very end?...
Preston was one of five Crimson wrestlers to place at the Invitational, a promising beginning for a team plagued by injuries and lacking strong athletes in several weight classes last year...
...This year’s freshman class is particularly strong,” Baria said. “Now, we have almost two guys in every weight class...