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...Neither of these men is entirely true to the profile each projects, but both are so exceptional and unique that their confrontation is bound to be spectacular," says political analyst Jean-Luc Parodi. If Villepin is found guilty he would likely face a 10-year ban from public office and an irreparable blow to his reputation. Acquittal would allow him to continue his attacks on Sarkozy, and would add credibility to his claim that he is the victim of a presidential persecution campaign. The verdict could prove just as important for French society...
...vacation in Honduras can conjure up visions of spectacular destinations: the Mayan ruins of Copán, cloud forest after cloud forest filled with exotic flora and fauna, the gorgeous beaches and the dolphin-filled waters off the island of Roatán. But that's not what tourist-industry reporters saw when the country's Minister of Tourism, Ricardo Martínez, presented a video at a recent convention in neighboring El Salvador. With a sound track of revolutionary music, it showed supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya clashing with riot police in the streets of the capital...
...sunk my battleship, Rob, and you sunk it HARD. [makes explosion noise].” The whole love storyline happens way too suddenly and ends too quickly for us, but we enjoyed it as an excuse to see her dance and wear a spectacular zoot suit, and we were comforted in seeing her mean and bitter again by the end. Quinn without the Cheerios!? Unthinkable. But if Sue thinks you’re “disgrace,” you’re a disgrace...
...only after Heene put a police deputy on the line that the local station reluctantly sent up its helicopter to investigate. In contrast to this commendable local reporting, cable-news anchors expressed no such skepticism upon picking up the story and instead gladly broadcast spectacular images of the flight, salivating as their ratings doubled on the hour...
...once great city, now fallen into decay, and that elephant made its presence felt on Oct. 17. At least 14 people were killed and eight more were injured after violent shoot-outs between rival drug gangs careened out of the favela slums and into neighboring communities. In the most spectacular incident, three officers were killed after gangsters shot down a police helicopter...