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WWII-era love story gets new twist with unconventional end

By By DONNY T. SHELDON | December 6

Certain genres have become increasingly exhausted in modern film, and the weepy, wartime romantic drama resides at the top of the list. While "Atonement" falls under this aforementioned category, director Joe Wright's creative vision transcends the genre's suffocating constraints.

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Sports

Bench used to bring in win for women's basketball team

By Steven Haber | December 6

Players came off the bench Tuesday night to defeat the Monmouth University Hawks 67-51 when several players on the women's basketball team did not feel well. Since junior guards Pam Stanfield and Talicia Jackson played under the weather, players such as Sahar Nusseibeh, Liz Leer and Ashley Yencho, who don't normally start, came off the bench and came up big for the Eagles.

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Chicago rapper unloads the hits

December 6

Common "Thisisme Then: The Best of Common" (Relativity/Legacy) Sounds like: The ultimate album to listen to while wearing your favorite pair of baggy jeans, pretending you're cool enough to stroll the streets of South Chicago. Grade: B+ Common's latest album, "Thisisme Then: The Best of Common," is a compilation of his greatest early hits.

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Post publishes AU class project

By Rachel Trainer | December 6

The Iraq war is the most important 2008 election issue to students, according to School of Communication professor Jane Hall, who taught a class in which students conducted a national survey on students and the upcoming election.

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Campus calendar

December 6

Thursday, Dec. 6 Mission: Improv-able's Holiday Blow-Out 11 p.m. WHERE: Battelle-Tompkins Atrium INFO: Mission: Improv-able is holding its final performance of the semester. This show will work in conjunction with The Smile Train, the world's leading cleft palate charity, in order to raise money to sponsor a child abroad.

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Scene picks top 10 movies of the year

December 6

The Darjeeling Limited This is the most traditional addition to Wes Anderson's quintet of loser-takes-all fables as films. It's also one of the most enjoyable. By no means sappy, the film follows three estranged brothers as they struggle to find common ground and forge their own way into the foothills of the Himalayas, hoping to reunite with their long-absent mother.

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ClassAlert system eases registration process at AU

By Allie Feras | December 6

AU students can now receive text message or e-mail alerts when a class they want to take opens up, according to Joel Croft, a sophomore in the Kogod School of Business who wrote the program.

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Review: "Headed For"

December 6

Tom McBride "Headed For" (Wicked Good) Sounds like: If O.A.R. were a one-man-band without much spunk. Grade: C+ There is some really good local music in the D.C. area, but the jury is still out on Tom McBride. His new EP, "Headed For," is a work of some highs and some mediocrity.

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Metro brief

December 6

A new light-rail line addition to Metrorail could draw an additional 47,000 riders daily, according to projections released Monday by Maryland transportation officials. Many local residents are unhappy with the new plans, which were first publicized last night at an open house in Silver Spring.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor: Response to Flynn's Giuliani column

December 6

Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that Roddy Flynn is so opposed to Rudy Giuliani. I am sure he figured that this is the time for Democrats to win back the White House, with the nation largely upset with the Republican Party. Then along comes Giuliani, a proven leader before, during and after Sept.

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Songstress lacks emotional depth

December 6

Ayo "Joyful" (Interscope) Sounds like: Music to be shared with your mother or aunt. Grade: B Ayo's debut album, "Joyful," is a journal of her most emotional experiences that she describes as "universal and personal." Her style is a mix of reggae and soft soul, and the album has already won international acclaim in France and Italy.

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News

TECH BITS

December 6

Microsoft re-enters MP3-player industry After minor, unsuccessful stints in the MP3 player industry, which is now almost completely dominated by Apple after Sony announced a formal shutdown of its MP3 player division in March, Microsoft plans to re-enter the industry with a second-generation Zune.

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News

Poignant book details Allies' Italian campaign

By David Tannenbaum | December 6

In 2001, Rick Atkinson came out with the Pulitzer Prize-winning first installment of his "Liberation Trilogy," which chronicles the U.S. Army's experience in Europe during World War II. In his first installment, "An Army at Dawn," Atkinson portrayed an Army still in its fetal crawl stage as it blundered about North Africa in poorly planned invasions and crushed defeats at the hands of the Axis powers.

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News

Grever's SG victory reaffirmed

By Howie Perlman | December 3

The Undergraduate Senate reaffirmed the validity of Paul Grever's vice presidential victory in the Nov. 19 special election, despite the wishes of some senators to pass a resolution condemning his win because of allegations he violated campaign rules. The senate was not able to confirm or reject the results of the election as it was able to do in previous terms because of a change in the senate's bylaws, said Senate Speaker Caitlin Hodgkins.

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News

AU may consider hybrid shuttles

By Ethan Klapper | December 3

AU may purchase hybrid shuttle buses in future years as part of its regular shuttle replacement plan, according to Mark Feist, assistant director of Facilities Management.

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Opinion

Common sense: A lesson from the left's '08 prospects

By Charlie Szold | December 3

I freely admit that I like Hillary Clinton. She's legit, there's no way to get around that. She's smart, savvy, a political cutthroat - just what I look for in my presidential candidates. Watching her in the Democratic debates has been like watching Michael Jordan and Lebron James take on a high school basketball team; she's simply out of everyone else's league.

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Opinion

Letter to the editor

December 3

I was very excited to attend the AFRICOM panel in hopes to hear some comprehensive coverage and discussion. This never happened. First and foremost, there was significant talk of the U.S. military. However, I did not see anyone with any background in the military.

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