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...Kimmel, the former co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show, is not a strong interviewer. He does not even seem to like his job; he trudges into the theater every night like a weary sales rep who can't wait for Miller Time. The show's booking pull is so feeble that, by its third week, Kimmel had his former Man Show partner, Adam Carolla, as co-host...
...Indonesia A "cessation of hostilities" accord signed by Jakarta and the insurgent Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in December has brought "demilitarization" to the long-troubled province. The rebels are supposed to turn in their weapons within five months while Indonesian troops pull back to "defensive positions." Civilian killings have dropped from a pre-accord average of 87 per month to an average of 12. Businesses are re-opening and foreign aid has begun to arrive. Still, international monitors have cited both sides for violating the accord. Chief Security Minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the deal is on the "brink...
...contemporary drama Zhou Yu's Train, she returns to the screen in a familiar role: the dreamy, ethereal beauty drowning in doomed love. Gong Li's sculpted cheekbones and anguished eyes are up to the task, but the self-conscious Zhou Yu's Train never quite manages to pull out of the station...
With 15 seconds left, Merchant hit his second three-pointer in 36 seconds to pull the Crimson to within one. After Princeton’s Will Venable missed the front end of a one-and-one, Harvard regained possession with just 12 seconds...
When the limo tried to pull away from the curb,18 demonstrators joined arms and sat down in frontof it, chanting "Cristiani, you can't hide, wecharge you with genocide." The group was sittingin six-inch deep snow and slush, and policeapparently decided to wait them...