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Have you ever watched something and have been so moved that you can’t stop thinking about it? In the past month or so that’s happened to me twice. The second time was just this past weekend. I watched Clint Eastwood’s movie Million Dollar Baby. Not being a fan of Mystic River, I never felt drawn to Million Dollar Baby. Mystic River felt so dark and depressing to me that I had no desire to experience that again in a movie. If anyone else has avoided watching Million Dollar Baby for the same... Read Full Story

Have you ever watched something and have been so moved that you can't stop thinking about it? In the past month or so that's happened to me twice. The second time was just this past weekend. I watched Clint Eastwood's movie Million Dollar Baby. Not being a fan of Mystic River, I never felt drawn to Million Dollar Baby. Mystic River felt so dark and depressing to me that I had no desire to experience that again in a movie. If anyone else has avoided watching Million Dollar Baby for the same... Read Full Story

Former US President Jimmy Carter has hinted that he will support Barack Obama as Democratic candidate for the presidency. Speaking on Sky News, Mr Carter - a Super Delegate - said Hillary Clinton will have to think about ending her campaign soon. Sphere: Related Content Read Full Story

Israel has 150 nuclear weapons in its arsenal, former President Jimmy Carter said yesterday, while arguing that the US should talk directly to Iran to persuade it to drop its nuclear ambitions. His remark, made at the Hay-on-Wye festival which promotes current affairs books and literature, is startling because Israel has never admitted having nuclear weapons, let alone how many, although the world assumes their existence. Nor do US officials deviate in public from that Israeli line. Carter... Read Full Story

Trip Report by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan: Rosalynn, Jeff, and I arrived in Israel Sunday, 4/13/08, after a very exciting and successful election monitoring mission in Nepal (see prior trip report). Since Israel had declined to approve a previously planned visit by three of us Elders (Kofi Annan, Mary Robinson, and me), I expected a similar negative reaction when I substituted this trip on behalf of The Carter Center... Read Full Story