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‘Watchmen’ does disservice to graphic novel

By Danny Gottlieb | Mar. 9, 2009

Adapted from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's ground-breaking comic book series, ""Watchmen"" is set in an alternate 1985 in which Nixon is serving his fifth term as President, nuclear holocaust with the Russians seems imminent and superheroes helped America win the Vietnam War before being outlawed. After the murder of an ex-superhero called the Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a vigilante named Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) begins investigating, which leads to an explosive discovery.  

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Obama to allow stem-cell funds

By Megan Orear | Mar. 9, 2009

Sources revealed Friday President Obama will lift the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, a move that researchers and advocates are praising for its potential positive effect on the progress of stem-cell research.

‘Watchmen’ a worthy effort despite some missteps
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‘Watchmen’ a worthy effort despite some missteps

By Mark Riechers | Mar. 9, 2009

Ozymandias gazes at the bank of TV monitors as news reports of the catastrophe air on every station. He turns to his audience, the rest of the masked adventurers from the world of ""Watchmen,"" and plainly asks, ""Don't you see?"" It may as well be director Zack Snyder (""300,"" ""Dawn of the Dead""), anxious as his careful film adaptation of the legendary graphic novel comes to a close. Although he produced a faithful bite-size version for the screen, he seems painfully aware that he could only skim the surface of the world of Watchmen.  

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