Gladiator Wins Best Picture in Three Way Oscar Toss
The Oscars ended in a three way tiebreaker among Gladiator Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Traffic with Gladiator winning best picture. Russell Crowe won best actor for Gladiator and Cameron Crowe claimed original screenplay for Almost Famous. Julia Roberts won best actress for Erin Brockovich and Marcia Gay Harden earned supporting actress for Pollock. Chocolat failed to win any category despite nominations.
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73rd Annual Academy Awards Show Recap
An abbreviated list from the 73rd Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Gladiator won Best Picture and Best Actor Russell Crowe. Best Director went to Steven Soderbergh for Traffic, with Julia Roberts for Erin Brockovich and Benicio Del Toro for Traffic winning supporting acting prizes. Marcia Gay Harden earned Best Supporting Actress for Pollock. Dino De Laurentiis received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Ang Lee was favored for Crouching Tiger but did not win directing.
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Comair Pilots Go On Strike At Cincinnati Airport
Comair pilots walked off the job at 12 01 a m after contract talks broke off. Union officials said they would strike as long as needed while the airline kept non pilot staff on duty and flights were canceled for the day. President Randy Rademacher urged understanding from non striking employees.
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Oklahoma standoff ends with capture of prison escapees
In Edmond Oklahoma two inmates William Davis and Douglas Gray held Mildred and Gilbert Tuecker hostage for eight hours after breaking into their home. The pair, who planned to kill themselves rather than return to prison, released Mildred and one inmate later surrendered while the other died. Police said Gray gave himself up after Davis fatally wounded himself.
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Administration closes Medicaid loophole tightens control
Washington moves to end an accounting trick where states inflated payments to state hospitals and nursing homes to draw extra federal matching dollars. The plan targets the upper payment limit loophole, aiming to cut about 17 billion dollars over a decade, amid opposition in Congress and ongoing crackdown by HHS.
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Court to Rule on Federal Affirmative Action Program
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Adarand Constructors Inc. challenge to a Transportation Department highway program. Adarand argues the 1990 bonuses for firms with 10 percent minority or women subcontracting rely on race or sex. The 1995 ruling required narrowly tailored aid to a compelling government interest.
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Supreme Court to review death penalty for mentally retarded
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether executing mentally retarded individuals violates the Eighth Amendment. North Carolina inmate Ernest McCarver, 40, facing execution after a 1987 murder, contends his mental capacity was not properly considered. The case mirrors Penry v. Johnson, which previously allowed such sentences.
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