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Siniora did help persuade Hizballah to accept a cease-fire that required the Lebanese army to take control of southern Lebanon, Hizballah's main base of operations, for the first time in 30 years. Soon afterward, however, Hizballah plunged Lebanon into its December crisis by sending its supporters into the streets to demand more power. Though Siniora refuses to step down, he has shown flexibility. He has offered to expand the Cabinet to include more opposition figures, and to discuss limiting the scope of the U.N. investigation in light of Hizballah's fears that the tribunal might judge past acts...
...suicide bomber outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Feb. 27 killed about two dozen people--and underscored the mission of Dick Cheney, who had arrived less than 24 hours earlier to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The Vice President had just come from Pakistan, where he urged President Pervez Musharraf to crack down on the activities of the Taliban--which claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was timed to Cheney's visit--and al-Qaeda...
...Hospital and outgoing president for the Harvard College Alliance of Rock and Roll, says she feels that these restrictive measures have a significant negative impact on the music scene and other communities that frequent 18-plus venues in Boston. “City officials have cited safety as their main motivator in creating this policy. However, it seems like a drastic means to an end,” she writes in an e-mail. “This decision has the potential to be seriously detrimental to both music culture in the area and to youth culture in the area...
...were blown away after the show. Christine said that the songs were so catchy she couldn’t get them out of her head. Ben said how professional he thought the actors were. It takes more than a year to make sure it comes to fruition, but a main point is to get the idea out there that, “Hey, Ben Stiller himself loved it—you, too, should come see the play...
...Jake reached in,” notes Graysmith, recalling his many one-on-one sessions with the star. Besides advising the actor, Graysmith worked with Fincher to make the film as accurate as possible. The director recreated everything from the wiring of the ceilings to the trailer of the main suspect, and even the clothes on Gyllenhaal’s back. “I loaned most of my stuff…the code books were my actual books,” Graysmith recalls with enthusiasm. “Jake was wearing my clothes. Those were the clothes I wore...