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Growth stalls but George Osborne stays upbeat on economy

A man wielding a screwdriver and screaming someone wanted to kill him tried to hijack a subway train by forcing his way into a motorman's cab, cops, a witness and the motorman said Monday. The terrifying 10-minute ordeal on a crowded northbound No. 5 train happened Friday and prompted panicked passengers to rush to the conductor's defense. "I had some passengers helping me, so thank God for them," said motorman Darryl George, 36. "There are still good people in New York City." Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/07/26/2011-07-26_start_train_or_die_terrifying_10minute_crisis_for_conductor_on_5_train_in_bronx.html#ixzz1TFbYwoJt

Clooney, who wrote and directed the film, stars as presidential hopeful Mike Morris - a Democrat whose bid for the White House appears all but assured. But things take a disastrous turn when an ambitious young aide (Gossling) becomes embroiled in a scandal that threatens to rock the campaign and destroy everything his candidate has worked for. The timing's finally right for Clooney who told USA Today he shelved the project in 2008 after President Obama's election, believing the nation was too uplifted and optimistic "for a cynical political movie." Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2011/07/27/2011-07-27_george_clooneys_the_ides_of_march_political_thriller_hits_at_morality_on_the_pre.html#ixzz1TN2RDHzX