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1. ‘The Starry Messenger’ represents bad news for Matthew Broderick
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Our Youth," "Lobby Hero," the film "You Can Count on Me" — returns after seven years to the New York stage with a dud. A nearly three hour-long yawn, "The Starry Messenger" is a dull play about a dull ...

2. ‘America’s Most Wanted’ pitching in to help capture fugitive Luqman Abdullah
(N.J./State)

$5,000 reward for information that leads to arrest or indictment Last weekend, the television program America's Most Wanted featured a lengthy segment on Luqman Abdullah. He was Union County drug kingpin ...

3. ‘Esther' an intelligent, musically challenging treatment of a Bible story
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Wagner, and while it's never dull, there are no memorable arias à la Puccini – and the opera could have used one or two. As the audience left, I heard one woman say to the man with her, "How come you're ...

4. America's best ticket prices are at Atlantic City International
(N.J./State)

... Ga., $402. They in turn were about $20 higher than two major metropolitan airports, Washington Dulles and Houston Bush. Newark Liberty had sixth highest average fares, $373, while those at New York JFK ...

5. Karzai officially re-elected as Afghanistan’s president
(World/International)

... after President Hamid Karzai's challenger, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from the race. After enduring months of political uncertainty, Taliban violence, and the realization of ...

6. 'The Shining' heads this Top 100 horror list of scariest movies of all time
(Entertainment/Movies)

... entered popular culture include the spooky twin girls in the hotel corridor, the word "redrum" (murder backwards), the repeated phrase "All work and no play make Jack a dull boy," and Jack Nicholson announcing, ...

7. Senator Kerry warns against plan to send 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan
(U.S./Nation)

... a major role in persuading President Hamid Karzai to accept a run-off election next month against his main challenger, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah. That success, which was widely noted ...

8. Fraud investigation forces a new election in Afghanistan
(World/International)

... challenger, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah. He called upon the Afghan voters to come out and participate in the next round, saying this would help ensure Afghanistan's unity and stability. ...

9. ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ doesn’t fly high with Gina Gershon and John Stamos
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Robert Longbottom has dulled it down with a setting of translucent panels that looks mighty gray behind the actors' brightly colored ‘60s costumes. If his rock ‘n' roll dances are humdrum, at least Longbottom ...

10. A ‘Hamlet’ who knows what he’s doing
(Entertainment/Movies)

... appears rather dull, Geraldine James' slim, blond Gertrude aptly conveys growing mistrust of her husband. A sweetly understated Ophelia by Gugu Mbatha-Raw and a particularly sonorous Ghost from Peter Eyre ...

11. Musings on ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and ‘Casablanca’
(Entertainment/Movies)

... it's the best film to come out of Hollywood. Better than "Citizen Kane"? "Singin' in the Rain"? "The Wizard of Oz"? "Casablanca" held up well. I was moved. And there wasn't a dull moment. Cynical, ...

12. ‘Alice in Wonderland' suffers greatly from page to stage
(Entertainment/Movies)

... from talented to rather dull. Lauren Parsons, as Alice, has great charm, wears a blonde wig with distinction and can make some sense out of the mad tea party (no mean trick.) Mariel Rosati steals the ...

13. Court: Ashcroft can be held liable for wrongful detention of U.S. citizen
(U.S./Nation)

... witnesses is vital to preventing, disrupting or delaying new attacks." Caught up in this environment of fear was Abdullah Al-Kidd, a U.S.-born African-American citizen who had converted to Islam. Al-Kidd ...

14. Recession: It ain’t over till it’s over
(Life/Style)

... they're saying it because they're sick of talking about the recession. It is so DULL. They're ready to move on to recovery. Well, I am sick of having to reach for my eyeglasses every time I need to ...

15. Early results have Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai leading
(World/International)

... votes while former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah has nearly 203,000 votes. IEC spokesman Nur Mohammad Nur tells VOA News these initial results do not give any candidate a basis to declare victory. ...

16. Before Afghan vote results, United Nations official asks for patience and calm
(World/International)

... and his top challenger, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, accuse the other of illegal campaign activities and tampering with the voting process. U.N. envoy Eide acknowledges there have been ...

17. Reward for notorious Bloods member Luqman Abdullah
(N.J./State)

... member of the Bloods Street Gang who was operating an established drug ring in the City of Elizabeth, said Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. Luqman Abdullah, 27, rose to prominence in this ...

18. The Missing Link: Train your mind for weight loss
(Health/Healthquest)

... your mind, fade this picture to black and white and distance the image until it is dull, fuzzy and remote. Draw up the image of your healthy food item. This image will likely be fuzzy and faded. In your ...

19. Stoppage-time goal by Hanks lifts Sky Blue FC over Red Stars
(Sports/Professional)

...  It's always nice to come out on top. There's never a dull moment with us. On missing co-captains Heather O'Reilly and Christie Rampone Not having them here is a bummer but for them to have that International ...

20. ‘Away We Go’: A closer look at the modern family
(Entertainment/Movies)

... the different ways families interact. If this sounds didactic and dull, rest assured that husband-and-wife screenwriting team Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida — both accomplished novelists — craft a smart ...