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Also, many Unionists have viewed the I.R.A.'s arms concession as an attempt to wriggle out of yet another peace agreement. In February, the I.R.A. had agreed to partial disarmament in return for the continuation and furthering of the independence of Ireland. However, after refusing to begin disarming, the British government resumed rule of Ireland...
...seems stranger for sports to attempt to legislate sportsmanship when some already-accepted rituals are anything but sportsmanlike. Baseball's retaliatory beanball will prompt a warning and, if done repeatedly, an ejection, but it is still an established--nay, often expected--part of the game. And hockey...let's not even talk about hockey...
...question mark over any attempt to pursue Pinochet has always been the reaction of the Chilean military, whose leadership remains supportive of its former commander in chief. "While the Lagos government is quite happy to see the courts going after the former dictator, a few weeks ago the heads of the different branches of the armed forces met with Pinochet to publicly offer their support. While a substantial part of the military would like to forget Pinochet and move on, there are still elements who believe what the dictatorship did was necessary to root out communists." But even if they...
...director and co-writer Todd Phillips understands that comedy needs to breathe. Maybe "nuances" is too fancy a word for most of what happens in Road Trip, but the way the guys manage to wreck their car is leisurely, funnily explored. So is the ultimately redeemed awkwardness of their attempt to crash at an all-black fraternity house. The stoned fecklessness of narrator Tom Green ices the lopsided cake...
...Attempt simultaneous translation of a half-hour speech by Strom Thurmond...