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And then, in 1979, he takes a trip to an Afghan refugee camp. And good-time Charlie gets serious. Out of such real-life contradictions springs "Charlie Wilson's War," a new movie from director Mike Nichols. The last in a long year of movies on our Mideast misadventures, it has a script by Aaron Sorkin, star turns by Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and a knowing and flippant tone. Continue reading "Good-time Charlie's misadventure" » .
What's hot, what's not in region's job sectors
The retail sector shed 750 jobs in the North Shore Workforce area from 2001 to 2006, state data show. The losses may have been the result of the merger of Filene's and Macy's department stores. There are some signs the retail decline may be slowing. NorthshoreMall in Peabody - the region's largest shopping center with 2,600 employees - expects to add 600 to 800 jobs by next year, when Nordstrom's is to open a new anchor store, while other stores expand. A Macy's Men's and Home Furnishings became the newest mall tenant last week when it opened at the former Lord & Taylor site. Other new tenants include Timberland, The Cheesecake Factory, and a revitalized Filene's Basement. "Cashiers and sales workers aren't fast-growing jobs," said Eliot Winer, chief economist at the state Department of Employment and Training.
Liverpool's £17m for Javier Mascherano
He has been strongly linked with a move to Juventus or Barcelona. He said: "At Liverpool I have found my home. However I feel that now the time has come to move on. Maybe I would like to leave the Premier League. A move to Juventus? Well I like to travel." But there is now real determination to convince the Argentinian to stay. Hicks and Gillett were the subject of protests from supporters at recent matches, who made calls for their removal as owners of the club, and they want to ease that situation. A source at bankers RBS, who are offering the refinance package, confirmed that the £350million deal should go through today and that, contrary to fans fears, will be stacked largely against Hicks and Gillett, and not the club. Benitez is hoping to complete the sale of Momo Sissoko to Juventus for £9m over the weekend.
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