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...section, now in its 20th year, championed prime work from Tsui Hark, the Hong Kong action master. The gaudily talented, impossibly prolific Takashi Miike got his start here and soon became a Madness regular. One of the highlights of TIFF 2007 is Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django, a shotgun-vs.-sword sagebrush pastiche in which all the actors speak phonetic English - except for Quentin Tarantino, in a succulent cameo role...
...what is in the institution’s best interest when addressing the question of early admissions, Fitzsimmons said. Fitzsimmons added that even if other schools have not followed suit quite yet, Harvard’s move has spurred a healthy public debate about the value of early action and how it affects secondary schools. “It is a healthy thing for higher education to have a great diversity in terms of institutions and policies,” he said. “We hope we’re going to play a role in that healthy debate...
...second part of the book, as in the article, the authors take up the influence of the lobby, writing about its impact on relations with the Palestinians, the war in Iraq, policy toward Syria, possible military action against Iran, and the 2006 war in Lebanon...
...renewed call for democracy in Pakistan. But fewer still thought Musharraf would actually defy the Supreme Court order by not letting him in the country at all. "This is a shame, a stain, a disgrace," says analyst Brig. Gen. Talat Masood. "It shows the weakness of the government. Every action that Musharraf is taking is making things more difficult for him." While small riots have already erupted across Pakistan over Sharif's deportation, the more significant battles will now be fought in the Supreme Court...
...International Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville. However, Jett and other analysts wonder whether Tehran's romancing of Managua may mark a change in that status. "You have to wonder what the Iranians are thinking as Mr. Bush goes through his bluster and threatens military action against Iran," says Jett. "It wouldn't surprise me that if they found a willing partner in Nicaragua that they would put some terrorist capability into Nicaragua and Venezuela, because it's that much closer to the United States if they have...