Sundance honors top films with Girlfight You Can Count on Me
The Sundance Film Festival in Park City crowned the gritty boxing drama Girlfight and the tender sibling drama You Can Count on Me as joint grand jury prize winners for best drama. Karyn Kusama earned best dramatic director for Girlfight, and Kenneth Lonergan won best screenplay for You Can Count on Me. The documentary prize went to Long Night's Journey Into Day, exploring cases before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission after apartheid.
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NAACP presses Texans to purge Confederate flag from public spaces
NAACP leaders from Texas met to pressure Gov. George W. Bush over the Confederate flag. They urge removing the flag as a symbol of slavery and racism and accuse state leaders of avoiding a clear stand. In South Carolina protests continue, while federal judges consider immigration detention rulings affecting 130 immigrants held after serving prison sentences.
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Tatum
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Terry Hatter
California
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Clinton urges fairness in free trade at Davos
President Clinton urged global business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos to listen to opponents of globalization and ensure that free trade benefits the “little guys.” He defended markets while acknowledging fears in less developed nations, labor, and environmental groups amid protests and a Seattle WTO backdrop. Nike, Microsoft, Coca Cola, and others attended.
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World Economic Forum
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WTO
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Sara Lee
Dell Computer
Volkswagen
BP Amoco
Textron
Protesters rally against land-use policy in West Erio Nev
Hundreds march with 10000 shovels to protest federal action over a washed out Jarbidge River dirt road in Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest. Organizers and residents say erosion restrictions threaten livelihoods while officials cite bull trout protection and forest stewardship.
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Nev
U.S. Forest Service
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Forest Service
West
John Carpenter
Elko
Nations reach pact on genetically altered foods
Montreal talks yield a biosafety protocol guiding trade in engineered products. It allows bans on imports lacking sufficient science of safety and requires labeling of genetically modified commodities such as corn and cotton. The agreement, aimed at environmental protection, surfaced after weeklong talks between U S allied powers and EU plus developing nations amid disputes over trade rules and labeling.
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U.N
World Trade Organization
United States
Steve Gilman
Stillwater
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Colombia
Canada
Australia
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Chile
Uruguay
European Union
Tina Turner to headline Super Bowl pregame show
Tina Turner performing at the Super Bowl pregame, saying she views the moment as a reunion with a global audience of hundreds of millions. ABC telecasts the game, with Hill and other celebrities in the broader entertainment and public notices surrounding the event.
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United States
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Cosmetics Line
Tim McGraw
Faith Hill
Parade
50 yenceog nites only marriage vow debate
Judy Shepard joins Etheridge at a news conference reacting to a ballot measure restricting marriage to a man and a woman. She cites her son Matthew's 1998 murder in Laramie as motivation, saying the measure fosters a climate that excuses such hate. A dog wedding anecdote and Sigourney Weaver quip appear in the source.
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Melissa Etheridge
Etheridge
California
Judy Shepard
Matthew
Laramie
Wyo
Sigourney Weaver
People Magazine
Birthday ages for celebrities listed in today's notes
Comedian Dick Martin is 78, Harold Prince 72, Gene Hackman 70, Vanessa Redgrave 63, Marty Balin 58, William King 51, Charles S. Dutton 49, Brett Butler 42, Jody Watley 41. Ages reflect current birthdays and public birthdays reported in the rundown.
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Harold Prince
Gene Hackman
Vanessa Redgrave
Marty Balin
Jefferson Airplane
William King
The
Commodores
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Brett Butler
Jody Watley
Local Wire Report Compiled by Phil Wike
EW Wire Reports compiled by Phil Wike summarize a sequence of brief items from across regions. Details include terse notes on events, times, and local occurrences with emphasis on prompt delivery and concise phrasing.
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