| | | | | | | | Engrish Alan Arkin Discusses Long Film Career In Thin Ice, Arkin plays a somewhat befuddled old farmer who becomes the target of a conniving, fast-talking insurance salesman, played by Greg Kinnear. But in this genre known as "midwest Noir," every character has secrets and that attracted Arkin.... Alan Arkin Dicssues Lawngl Film Carer Ins mhtin Ic, Arkin plays ans soemhwat beuflded yonks famrer whoms beocmes teh tagret ob ans coinivng, fast-twine on inusarnce saelmsan, plyaed beuy Greg Kienar. But ins dis genre known az "miwdest Noir," every chracater gots sercets adn dat atartced Arkin.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Russia's Prime Minister Vows Military Spending Hike Putin's ambitious military shopping list this week includes: 28 new submarines, 50 surface ships, 100 military satellites, 400 new intercontinental ballistic missiles, 600 helicopters, 600 new war planes and 2,300 tanks.... Ruisa's Prime Miintser Vows Fighters Spneidng Hike Puitn's amibitous fighters shpoing list dis wek inlcdues: 28 not old sumbranies, 50 sufrace ships, 100 fighters saetiltes, 400 not old inetcrnoitentnal bailtsic miisles, 600 heiloctpers, 600 not old war plnaes adn 2,300 tanks.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Pentagon Reassures Partners in Face of Cuts The branch of the military to be hardest hit is the U.S. Army, which will see the reduction of more than 70,000 ground troops and the removal of two brigades from longtime bases in Europe. ... Petngaon Resarues Patrenrs ins Face ob Cuts Teh brnach ob teh fighters ot want hadrest whack iz teh U.S. Army, wich is c teh reudtcion ob moar than 70,000 gruond trops adn teh reomval ob one plus one brgidaes frum lognitme bases ins Euorpe. ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Putin Prsedinecy Unilekly ot Dearil Us-Rusia Realitons Rusia poilitcal anlasyts speekz eet wuz not yes suprirse dat Vldamiir Putin deicded ot run fur prez ins next yera’s Ruisan elceitons, relpcaing Dmtiri Mevddeev whoms iz all mod cons ot beocme prime miintser ins ans not old rulezors. Teh anlasyts speekz Putin iz prcaitacly guranated ans win beacuse poilitcal opsotiion gots has stfiled adn teh Ruisan ledarehsip cotnorls most ob teh media.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish NATO Operations in Libya Questioned For six months, NATO warplanes have been attacking forces loyal to Colonel Moammar Gadhafi. Analysts say the alliance in essence became the air force of the anti-Gadhafi fighters who, at the outset of the war, were on the verge of defeat but now control most of Libya.... Nato Opretaoins ins Libya Quseitnoed Fur six motnhs, Nato wapralnes haz has atcaikng focres loyal ot Coolnel Momaar Gahdafi. Anlasyts speekz teh alaince ins esnece beacme teh air force ob teh anti-Gahdafi fihgetrs whoms, be teh oustet ob teh war, wears awn teh verge ob whipping but nao cotnrol most ob Libya.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Clinton Backs Gates on NATO Burden-Sharing In his last major policy speech as defense secretary, Gates warned of a dwindling appetite among U.S. lawmakers to subsidize NATO members who, he says, “are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense.”... Clniton Backs Gates awn Nato Budren-Shraing Ins his lass major poilcy spech az deefnse sercteary, Gates wanred ob ans dwnilding apteite among U.S. lamwkaers ot susbdiize Nato mebmers whoms, he sez, “are apranetly uniwilng ot deovte teh neecasry reosruces or make teh neecasry chnages ot want seirous adn caapble patrenrs ins thems pwn deefnse.”... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Gates: NATO Needs to Share More of Alliance's Defense Costs Gates had a dire warning for NATO allies - that the time for America covering more than 75% of the coalition's defense spending is over. “The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the United States' Congress - and in the American body politic writ large - to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense,” he said.... Gaets: Nato Neds ot Share Moar ob Alaicne's Deefnse Costs Gates holded ans dire wanring fur Nato alies - dat teh thyme fur Amreica coevirng moar than 75% ob teh colatioin's deefnse spneidng iz ovr. “the blunt relaity zat they are is want dwnilding apteite adn paitnece ins teh Untied Sttaes' Cognres - adn ins teh Amrecian body poiltic writ beezer - ot exepnd inrcaeisgnly prceoius funds awn beahlf ob naitons dat r apranetly uniwilng ot deovte teh neecasry reosruces or make teh neecasry chnages ot want seirous adn caapble patrenrs ins thems pwn deefnse,” he says.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Engrish Ronald Reagan's Hometown Celebrates His 100th Birthday Ninety-five-year-old Gertrude Childers almost didn’t make it past the age of 15. She was swimming in the Rock River near Dixon, Illinois, one warm summer day in 1931, when she failed to notice another swimmer barreling down the water slide. ".. and our timing was so perfect as he came down, I pushed out, and this man landed right on my neck and shoulders and of course it knocked me out," Childers said.... Roanld Regana's Hoemotwn Ceelrbtaes His 100th Bitrdhay Nienty-five-365 days period-yonks Getrurde Chliedrs alomst dind’t make eet past teh age ob 15. Seh wuz swmiing ins teh Rock River near Dixon, Ilniois, wun warm sumer dae ins 1931, be seh belly-up} ot noitce anudda swmier baerilng down teh water slide. ".. adn our tiimng wuz sew pefrect az he came down, Ai puhsed owt, adn dis bloke ladned rite awn mah neck adn shuodlers adn ob cors eet kncoked meh owt," Chliedrs says.... | | | | | | | | | Souce: voanews.com |