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The New Hollywood

The world economy is a mess. Things are in flux. These are scary times. But part of that comes with change. If you think things are scary now, imagine how people felt when World War I or World War II

Review: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Nearly two and a half hours pass before The Curious Case of Benjamin Button hits you with any real warmth or poignancy and that’s an awfully long row to hoe in order to finally feel the way the lush trailer

Syria and Lebanon Establish Ties

Syria and Lebanon formally established diplomatic ties on Wednesday for the first time since independence 60 years ago, turning a new page in relations between Beirut and its powerful one-time powerbroker. A statement signed by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem

McCain Proposes Strategic Energy Independence

AP: Sen. John McCain says he would seek to break U.S. reliance on foreign oil by 2025 by stepping up offshore drilling, nuclear power and conservation. McCain says he wants to break the power OPEC has over the U.S.

Kosovo Declares Independence From Serbia

AP: European powers Britain, France and Germany said Monday they would recognize Kosovo’s independence but other EU nations were opposed including Spain, which has battled a violent Basque separatist movement for decades.

News Corp.-Dow Jones Deal Examined

[dailymotion qCh4YEeFEYGLGgNLb nolink] Rupert Murdoch moved closer to his dream of owning Dow Jones & Co. Tuesday as an initial agreement was reached on measures to ensure the editorial independence of The Wall Street Journal.