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Mangold and his trio of screenwriters treat that first film as if it were a play that needed opening up. The premise is the same but now there is a longer ride to the railway station involving travel through dangerous Indian territory and then through a mine where major gunplay and explosives are employed. When they finally get to the town, there's not much time before the train arrives but the odds against making it to the train have been so drastically increased that the end becomes unbelievably absurd.

While sequels such as Oceans 13 and Spider-Man 3 can think of nothing better than slapping a new number on the end of the titles for each successive film, the Die Hard series has at least had some fun with their titles offering up Die Harder, Die Hard with a Vengeance and now Live Free or Die Hard (opening June 29 throughout San Diego). Bruce Willis returns for his fourth outing as maverick cop John McClane.

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The Energy Department says the United States depends on Africa for 18 percent of its petroleum imports. That percentage is growing rapidly. The biggest African producer is Nigeria. The fight is on in Africa's most populous country to grab a share of the money generated by the energy industry.

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Hillary Clinton travels to Iowa, meeting with voters who will be the first to gauge her presidential prospects a year from now. In her first campaign swing through the state, Clinton faced both adoring fans and tough questions, mostly about her vote on Iraq.

The museum community is asking whether museums should be used to promote foreign policy in response to a new initiative funded by the State Department. The program lets U.S. and non-U.S. museums apply for grants for exhibitions that would strengthen international connections.

Jazz saxophonist Charles McPherson has been performing throughout the world for fifty years. He made two dozen albums with Charlie Mingus, played Charlie Parker in Clint Eastwood's film Bird, and has more than 20 solo albums. The San Diego resident joins us to talk about his career and his new post as artist-in-residence at Anthology.

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days And 30 Nights & #151; Hollywood To The Heartland

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