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‘No Country’ and ‘There Will Be Blood’ Lead Oscars

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/movies/awardsseason/23oscarscnd.htm

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"“No Country For Old Men,” about the ruthless aftermath of a botched drug deal, and “There Will Be Blood,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a scheming oil man in an epic about American capitalism, took the lead in the Oscar race with eight nominations each, including best picture and best director."

Turnpike pays high toll for Pennsylvania, D.C. lobbying

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08022/851139-85.stm

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"In 2007, the turnpike commission spent $396,000 in Washington, D.C., more than most large cities and states. It was one of only a few U.S. toll road or bridge agencies to shell out any money at all for politically related activities."