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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (36381)	8/7/2002 4:55:04 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

Bombing in Colombia during presidential inauguration (Weren't we just talking about something like this regarding Chile?.. :0) story.news.yahoo.com Blasts in Colombia Kill at Least 10 Wed Aug 7, 4:49 PM ET BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Explosions rocked Colombia's capital Wednesday as Alvaro Uribe was sworn in as president of this troubled Latin American country, and witnesses said at least 10 people were killed. Three blasts shook the area around the parliament building minutes before Uribe took the oath of office from Senate leader Luis Alfredo Ramos inside. Witnesses reported seeing at least 10 bodies, barely five blocks from parliament, laying in the street and in a house in the poor Cartucho neighborhood. news.yahoo.com

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (36381)	8/7/2002 5:48:35 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I know, Hawkmoon, that Saddam is monstrous, a Stalinlike murderous thug. I believe he's mean and evil. As you yourself admit,however, Forrest Gump is a movie and fg is but a fictional character, so I'm not certain your point. OT However, speaking of sheer determination of a real life person, Vin Diesel, whose movie XXX comes out this week spoke of personal focus leading to success on Jay Leno the other night. He said he took some money put it into a small film he wrote directed and starred in, brought it to Cannes, to no avail. Undaunted, he worked hard for a year saving his money and with a friend, produced another small film which got him noticed, and as we see now, in a big way. He's become a superstar "overnight", and he's so modest about it. I'm looking forward to seeing that movie and the vicarious thrills I'll get from watching those incredible stunts.