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Looking for Fascism? Welcome to Europe!
An extremist website in Latvia (one of the three Baltic States, a former Soviet republic), posted a message urging all Russians to leave the country voluntarily for their own safety. The message triggered yet another national hatred scandal. “Russians go to Russia! Stop stealing our wages! I am being fired because of Russians! Save your friend, kill a Russian,” a Latvian blogger wrote.
Avatar Offers the Challenge to Others after Oscar Nominations
Cameron’s Avatar should not be regarded as loser among Oscar-winning nominees as, first of all, it personifies progress in filmmaking and jury appraisal.
Looking for Fascism? Welcome to Europe!
An extremist website in Latvia (one of the three Baltic States, a former Soviet republic), posted a message urging all Russians to leave the country voluntarily for their own safety. The message triggered yet another national hatred scandal. “Russians go to Russia! Stop stealing our wages! I am being fired because of Russians! Save your friend, kill a Russian,” a Latvian blogger wrote.
Jeff Bridges Grabs Long-Awaited Oscar
Jeff Bridges, the affable and well-liked star of “Crazy Heart,” won the best actor Academy Award Sunday night, an honor that has eluded him four times before. His first nomination came nearly 40 years ago in 1971.
The Slow and Beige Rise of the US Economy
The US economy continues to make a slow recovery. The blizzards and unusually low temperatures that hit several regions in February hurt several areas, the Federal Reserve said in a Beige Book report last week. In February the US economy shed fewer jobs than in January, but companies are still not eager to hire, the report states. The better picture of unemployment situation will be clearer on Friday, when the Labor Department issues a report about the number of jobs not including the agriculture