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The head of a Washington, DC based media watchdog group is asking that advertisers demand to preview a planned CBS mini series on former President Ronald Reagan before sponsoring the program. Media Reasearch Center President L. Brent Bozell Tuesday sent a letter to each of the nations top 100 advertisers urging them to preview the movie before making a sponsorship decision because it is what Bozell called 'a partisan attack against one of Americas most beloved Presidents.'A review of the script by New York Times writer Jim Reutenberg noted the two part mini series, scheduled for later this month, makes...

2002-03-11 21:32:00 Homeless man in Novosibirsk region eats an armchairTwo homeless men fought for an empty beer bottle on the railway station of Novosibirsk. Forty-five-year-old Mikhail Galbur drank the beer and did not give the empty bottle away to his 26-year-old namesake, as he demanded it, but put it in the bag. The young man was furious, he swore at his “pal,” and then thought that he should be punished, so he stabbed him in the back. The wound was not serious, but homeless Mikhail had to go to the hospital anyway. The “hero” of the incident was sent for...