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Nationals top Braves 5-3
WASHINGTON Scott Olsen returned from the disabled list to win his first appearance in more than two months, Adam Dunn and Ian Desmond each homered and doubled, and the last-place Washington Nationals beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 5-3 Thursday in a game interrupted 1 1/2 hours by rain.

Uchiyama set for title defense
Takashi Uchiyama will attempt to defend his WBA super featherweight belt for a second time against fifth-ranked Indonesian challenger Roy Mukhlis at Saitama Super Arena on Sept. 20, Watanabe Gym said Friday. "I am preparing for this bout as usual and hopefully can fight with a calm mind," Uchiyama told a news conference. "I will start watching footage and try and work out his shortcomings," he ...

Venice film festival to showcase young directors
ROME (AFP) - The new generation of filmmakers will come into its own at this year's Venice film festival, where 41-year-old US director Darren Aronofsky will raise the curtain with "Black Swan", organisers said Thursday.

Japan brings strong field to Venice
Miike's 'Assassins,' Tran's 'Norwegian Wood' in competition

Santa Cruz rally protests Arizona immigration law
SANTA CRUZ More than 80 protestors rallied downtown Thursday to voice their fears and opposition to Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, which went into affect earlier in the day. Police officers controlled traffic while the group marched down Pacific Avenue from Depot Park around 6 p.m.

YOUR COMMENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Chipper Jones can think of one thing that might stem the struggles his Braves are going through at the moment. "Get us back to Atlanta. Please. At some point soon," Jones said. "The road has been our nemesis all year. We haven't swung the bat or we haven't pitched.

Uchiyama to defend WBA belt
Unbeaten WBA super-feather champ Takashi Uchiyama (15-0, 12 KOs), a Japanese hard-puncher, will put his belt on the line against WBA#5 PABA and WBC international champ Roy Mukhlis (23-2-2, 18 KOs), Indonesia, at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama (near our capital Tokyo), on September 20 (our national holiday of Respect for the Aged). It was publicly announced at Watanabe Gym today (Friday).

Braves continue to struggle
WASHINGTON (AP) Chipper Jones can think of one thing that might stem the struggles his Braves are going through at the moment. Get us back to Atlanta. Please. At some point soon, Jones said. The road has been our nemisis all year. We havent swung the bat or we havent pitched.

The First Films of Akira Kurosawa - Eclipse Series 23
Recommended Western cinephiles first took note of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in 1951 when Rashomon won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In following years, Kurosawa would earn international accolades for films such as Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954), and Kagemusha (1980), and international distribution for all of the nineteen films he directed between 1951 and 1993. However ...

Kan Says Budget to Focus on Jobs, Growth as Economy Stutters
Japans Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his focus for next years budget will be job creation and measures to stimulate growth after the nations unemployment rate unexpectedly rose for a fourth month.