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...film's first section briefly synopsizes Chávez's life from his mud-hut birth in Sabaneta to his rise through the Venezuelan military, to his abortive coup attempt in 1992 and his election seven years later to lead the world's third-largest oil provider - increasing the standard of living for many of his country's poor while denying many rights to those, especially in the media, who would oppose him. In the movie's rose-colored lens, the President comes across as an outsize personality, equal parts machismo and charisma. He sounds more sensible than menacing when...
...team as well.” Prozeller started the scoring for Harvard, recording his first goal in crimson and white in the 21st minute of play. Prozeller found the net on Boston College fellow freshman Justin Luthy, shooting from five yards out on an Akpan assist. The Crimson later increased its lead over the Eagles to 2-0 with only seconds left in the first half, when Rees scored his first goal of the season off of a cross and redirect from Akpan and Rogers at 44:16. Both teams remained scoreless for the remainder of the game. The last...
...their new cherry Dr. Pepper and Diet Dr. Pepper drinks. FlyBy chatted them up before they took off Monday, and they said they'd be back near the corner of Dunster St. and Mass. Ave. on Wednesday starting at 11 a.m. No word on whether they'll be back later in the week, though, so clear your schedule. Free drinks > that course you're shopping...
...were a boom era for telethons in general, with airtime set aside for appeals for all kinds of products. A two-day telethon in 1975 raised $52,000 to help California's Fresno County Sheriff Guy Langley pay legal expenses after he was charged with laundering campaign funds. (He later pleaded no contest and resigned his position.) Australia held a telethon to fund its 1984 Olympic team. In Argentina, a fundraising program was broadcast to finance the country's two-month war in 1982 with England over the Falkland Islands. (The islands are now a self-governing British territory, although...
...youthful cadre of suicide terrorists ready to hurl themselves into salvation. It was said that schools fostered in young people an intolerance that would surely undermine any movement toward democracy. These reports received considerable coverage by newspapers and television stations throughout the United States and Europe. A year later, many of these same outlets would, without irony, breathlessly cover the story of young people in Iran struggling bravely for democracy against an ideologically rigid regime. (See pictures of the long shadow of Ayatullah Khomeini...