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...home was breaking out all over. The number of people exposed to anthrax on Capitol Hill was mushrooming, and the leaders with whom he had breakfast that morning were thinking of a temporary lockdown on Capitol Hill. Bush called the Vice President to get an update on the victim count as he flew to his airplane. "Dick, Daschle says there are thirty people," said Bush, "but Ari has other information. Get with Ridge and get on this...
...Menace II Society, the gritty urban ghetto was reflected in brutal, excessive violence, whereas here, in restrained Victorian England, with the slums looking cleaner than ever; much remains sanitized until all hell breaks loose. That the brothers are gifted natural filmmakers is evidenced as when the first victim succumbs in a murky alleyway, and all we see is a gleaming silver knife flashing out of the gloom. The shot’s effectiveness lies in the stark contrast between light and dark, inverting a symbol by making a gleaming, bright element an instrument of death. The fact that the action...
...speculated about becoming a journalist and traveling, Jon becomes a drill-press operator. He eats and sleeps alone. In passing we learn of an estranged wife and child. In the middle of these scenes, a dream reworks the moment of years ago, but this time with Jon as the victim. Finally, at the end, Jon is allowed a tender memory, or perhaps a merciful reworking, from the happier days of his childhood...
...thought we’d do something a little different,” Rob Lowe (who plays Deputy Communications Director Sam Seaborn) said in the cast-led preface to the show. In addition to explaining the nature of the episode, the cast also entreated viewers to contribute to victim assistance funds. The cast and crew of the show plan to donate all the profits from the episode to the New York Firefighters 911 Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Police and Fire Widows and Child Benefit Fund. The Wall Street Journal estimates that the final sum will be well...
...technocrats, economists and businessmen throughout Asia, the work ahead will only get rougher in the wake of Sept. 11?and be anything but normal. That was the day that CNBC buzzwords like "defensive positions" and "collateral damage" took on frightening new meanings. Economists became psychologists: Will American consumers fall victim to a collective post-traumatic stress disorder, too stunned to buy exports from Asia? Financial analysts put aside their valuation models to study troop movements, diplomatic machinations and the mind-set of Islamic terrorists. Phenomena like China's entry into the World Trade Organization are still of importance...