Kemper cut his price to $615,000."I have lowered the price and am the lowest in the neighborhood," he said, comparing his unit to others of the same style and size.Other once-torrid markets are also catching a slight chill. "But there is an increasing amount of disillusionment," particularly with Bush's domestic policies.Kenneth Khachigian, a former Reagan staff member and a veteran California political strategist, noted that Reagan had been attacked by allies for perceived transgressions, such as running up budget deficits."When you can identify with someone who was also criticized a great deal, but who's now being belatedly recognized for his strengths as president, then Bush can take some solace in that," Khachigian said.Any discontent notwithstanding, the assembled Reagan loyalists are unlikely to air grievances while Bush is at the Reagan library -- either out of a sense of decorum or a fear of retribution, said Bartlett, an early proponent of supply-side economics. 7, said Ali Agha Mohammedi, spokesman for Iran's Supreme National Security Council.The proposals are part of an agreement reached in May under which Iran would extend its suspension of nuclear activities in return for a comprehensive European plan for resolving the dispute.. He often takes photographs when he's out in the fields and sends them via his laptop to potential buyers. The Lakers have lost five consecutive games and play Portland tonight at Staples Center."That's something that we all have to take pride in as basketball players, try to stop this little losing streak we have going on," Kobe Bryant said "The All-Star break came at a perfect time. For years, Hollywood residents have complained about a gritty swath of Santa Monica Boulevard that is a late-night magnet for transgender and male prostitution.But it wasn't until last month, when a prominent Hollywood director dressed in drag was arrested on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute on the boulevard, that the area's problems received a wider airing.According to the LAPD, Lee Tamahori -- the New Zealand-born director of "Mulholland Falls," "Once Were Warriors" and the James Bond movie "Die Another Day" -- was wearing an off-the-shoulder dress, a long black wig and full makeup when he propositioned an undercover vice officer for oral sex near Santa Monica Boulevard and Lodi Place.The city attorney's office agreed Thursday to dismiss solicitation and loitering charges against the director as part of a plea deal.

PARK CITY, Utah The Sundance Film Festival is all about discovery, but what filmmaker Jason Reitman found out during a screening of "Thank You for Smoking" was unusual even by Sundance standards: The Katie Holmes sex scene in his movie had vanished.During a packed screening of his satirical political comedy on Saturday night, Reitman and his team were stunned to see that the 12-second hookup between a journalist played by Holmes and a tobacco lobbyist played by Aaron Eckhart had been snipped from the print."We were sitting there in shock," Reitman said Monday. Lack of cooperation from locals undercuts Western efforts in both countries.The story told by "Afghanistan" is not altogether new -- a load of reporters in Iraq and Afghanistan have made the same point. But what an unnerving contact to have with your birth mother. Photos of some of the abuse created a firestorm of criticism worldwide last spring.Congress has hotly debated the question of accountability among senior Army and Defense Department officials who were in positions of responsibility on Iraq detention and interrogation policy. These days, few young Ndebele women wear traditional idzila, choosing temporary plastic ones on ceremonial occasions.Speaking in Ndebele, which Petrus translated, Mahlangu invited us into her home. The standard charges would have been closer to $8,000, she said.The unsuspecting buyer "didn't speak a word of English," she said.

Stephen Johnson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department."We can't say for certain the role of all three until we compare all the evidence in all the jurisdictions," he said. "To be competitive each and every year and to play in October each and every year, we need to be committed over the long haul."McCourt said officials in Arizona are close to deciding on an architect for the spring-training facility the Dodgers will occupy beginning in 2009. Never mind the winter Olympics -- regional heats for the 2006 U.S Air Guitar Championships kick off in New York on March 2. The companies estimate that they have combined annual revenue of $600 million. 1 seeding in the NCAA tournament."Having Josh at his best, that makes us much tougher to beat," Collison said.Shipp was part of an acclaimed freshman class that included his good friends, Jordan Farmar and Arron Afflalo.