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    For some M-rated games, mature is misnomer  Dec 3, 2008
    99): Pandora's box has been reopened, setting loose armies of mythical monsters onto Manhattan streets. It's a great premise ruined by lazy programming, in which your character is too often powerless to stop the chaos. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Doping doctor's wife threatens to spill beans  Nov 21, 2008
    Perez, who competed in Spain's 4x400m relay team in Barcelona, said she preferred to stay quiet than open up a "Pandora's box". "I know what happened at Barcelona '92 and I'm a Pandora's box that, if opened one day, could bring down sport," Perez was quoted as saying by La Provincia newspaper. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Russian conductor is proud of taking sides in Georgian conflict  Nov 10, 2008
    "If you decide to open Pandora's box, then don't scream there are snakes there.". Georgian officials continue to claim that they acted defensively, citing what they call evidence that Russians were poised to invade and were attacking Georgian villages. (International Herald Tribune)

    Thousands in Los Angeles protest gay-marriage ban  Nov 8, 2008
    "Otherwise a Pandora's Box of chaos is opened," said Stanford University law school professor Jane Schacter. Still, Schacter cautioned that the question of retroactivity "is not a slam dunk.". (FOX 11, AZ)

    Michael Crichton: A Master Storyteller of Technology's Promise and Peril  Nov 6, 2008
    Time and again his novels feature overeager scientific researchers, greedy for cash and knowledge, who evade regulation and supervision to open one Pandora's Box after another, always with fatal consequences. In his world-view the raw chaos and complexity of nature always lead to unforeseen consequences. (Time.com)

    Media hype stalls Zabeel football ambitions  Nov 4, 2008
    "The timing wasn't right and post that, all of a sudden it opened up a Pandora's box," Mohammed Ali Al-Hashimi, executive chairman of Zabeel Investments told the Reuters Middle East Investment Summit on Tuesday. "People were talking about foreign ownership ... every other day we spent time denying this club and that club and it became out of control. We are used to doing things relatively under the radar and our focus became having to keep an eye on what was being written in the media.". (International Herald Tribune)

    Four Pinocchios for Palin  Oct 14, 2008
    His $$$ figures don't add up. Subscribe to This Blog. (Washington Post)

    Movie Review: 'Rachel Getting Married': A sister out of rehab, wreaking havoc  Oct 10, 2008
    With her pale, slack features and dark-rimmed eyes framed by severe bangs, Hathaway resembles the silent film star Louise Brooks in "Pandora's Box," except that Kym is less like the curious maiden of Greek mythology than like the box itself: a bottomless repository of guilt, destructiveness and general bad feeling. And yet she is also an undeniably magnetic figure, drawing the attention of her father (Bill Irwin) away from Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt) and pulling both the film's and her family's... (International Herald Tribune)

    Get shorty - global crackdown on short selling  Sep 20, 2008
    "It will not ultimately, on its own, bring back investor confidence in the banking system.'' Pandora's box Wall Street chiefs and US lawmakers had pushed the SEC to end abusive short-selling after plunging share prices and a loss of investor confidence pushed Lehman Brothers into bankruptcy court and Merrill Lynch into the arms of Bank of America last weekend. The clamour for action increased after the two remaining big US investment banks, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, saw their share... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

     Politics  Sep 19, 2008
    SACRED HEART SILENT MOVIE NIGHT: The 1929 film Pandora's Box will be shown at 7:30 tonight at Sacred Heart Cultural Center. Tickets are $12. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Blogger silenced  Sep 13, 2008
    I think the Pandora's box has opened ... "I think the Pandora's box has opened. The government started off by guaranteeing freedom of the internet - no censorship, no restrictions. Now the government is going back on its word.". (BBC News)

    New dissent arrests in Malaysia  Sep 13, 2008
    I think the Pandora's box has opened. The government is going back on its word. (BBC News)

    New accelerator could spell doom for us all - or not  Sep 11, 2008
    "One of the basic subgenres of science fiction is that you open a Pandora's box that destroys the entire world," Thompson said. "Anybody who's been to bad '50s or '60s B-movie drive-in movies knows this. All those movies about blobs and monsters and gases and all the rest of it, in many ways, were little parables.". (International Herald Tribune)

    From James Wolcott  Sep 2, 2008
    But the soap opera of which this story is an unfolding part is symptomatic of so many things (McCain's judgement, Sarah Palin's reproductive stance, the paucity of what we actually know about the governor herself) that it's not going to be stuffed back into Pandora's box no matter how "disgusting" Kristol finds the discussion. The question is, What else about Sarah Palin don't we know. (Harper's Magazine)

    Wedge not a fan of instant replay  Aug 27, 2008
    So be it, for now, but several Indians players expressed concern that the addition of replay for home run calls will open a Pandora's box, of sorts. Complete instant replay coverage. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)

    Nautica Snares Olympic Advertising Gold Medal  Aug 19, 2008
    "They are opening a Pandora's box for other brands looking to get an Olympic presence without paying," Adler said. SHARE BOX Show your support. (New York Post -- Business)

    GM crop trial halted after crop destruction  Jul 30, 2008
    By Richard Gray, Science CorrespondentLast Updated: 3:01pm BST 29/07/2008. A trial of genetically modified potatoes that could help protect billions of pounds worth of crops from disease is to be abandoned after scientists admitted it was futile to conduct such research on crops in the UK.. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Is the track and field trials system fair?  Jul 7, 2008
    That said, do you think subjective selection would open up Pandora's box legally. No one likes to sue more than Americans so I think your system is almost necessary. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    LETTERS: NCT, July 5, 2008  Jul 6, 2008
    Pandora's box is now open ... Pandora's box is open ... Cecil Sowers pretends that if Prop 8 is defeated, anything goes, all rules and limitations are out the window, "Pandora's box is open". (North County Times)

    LETTERS: NCT, June 29, 2008  Jun 30, 2008
    " Funny, no one has yet to answer my question about re-defining the words man and woman. I would suspect that is because no one has an answer for that. So why re-define the word marriage? Just find a new word! That's what this was all about in the first place. NOT religion. Funny how all the non-religious foks get really stuck on that. Move on....it's about the word. pianolady wrote on Jun 29, 2008 2:39 PM:To Focal Point:Last time we voted, my "narrow view" was the majority and we struck down... (North County Times)

    Not so sure about Obama  Jun 11, 2008
    greenriver wrote on Jun 10, 2008 1:21 PM:" I agree with Mr. Kenny that "we don't hastily pick the wrong man" in this race for the presidency, however, I caution that we also don't open the Pandora's Box of assassination of "character and associations". Many people are uncomfortable with John McCain's well known philandering after his return from Viet Nam and the circumstances under which he divorced his first wife, Carol. His behavior could easily be construed as a testament to his character. I... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)

    The week's best films on TV  Jun 7, 2008
    Very noisy, very dull sequel for the running, jumping, fighting videogame heroine, here taking on evil scientist Ciar;n Hinds in a tussle for the plague-spewing Pandora's box. Still, amid all the carnage, Angelina Jolie still looks very much the part as Lara. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)

    McCain would bring U.S. down  Jun 3, 2008
    W wantonly opened Pandora's Box that will not be easy to contend with, correct and surmount. To continue the Bush regime with McCain (Bush #3) could consign this great nation to third world status, world-wide disrespect and dire consequences for much of the citizenry. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Canseco to box former NFL player  May 28, 2008
    It's also the same Canseco who opened the steroids Pandora's box with his 2005 tell-all book, "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits aseball Got Big." Canseco not only admitted to his own use of performance-enhancing drugs, but he named names, times, places. He's the guy who gave lethargic baseball commissioner Bud Selig a hard enough nudge that Selig put former Sen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Nelson leaving USU for BYU  May 28, 2008
    wrote on May 27, 2008 4:11 PM:" First of all, I want to wish Riley the best of luck. He's a talented young man who had a decision to make and he made it. I can't fault him for that. The problem I have as a member of the Church is that BYU is recruiting missionaries. BYU has complained about other schools doing this in the past. However, now they have set the standard, and frankly opened pandora's box. If it is ok for the BYU coaches to contact a missionary, then it should also be ok for other... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)

    Star Seach On A Segway  May 11, 2008
    We drove past what was once the site of a club known as Pandora's Box; the police response to a teenage riot outside was the inspiration for Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth.". If you go. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    'Bikini bar' in Lockeford opens; offers lap dances, alcohol, food (2240)  May 2, 2008
    marie wrote on Apr 29, 2008 9:09 AM:" Hey don't laugh...He probably will open a chain of these new, "innovative" nightclubs. Afterall he bullied the county into lifting all the permit regulations. Pandora's box is open and ready for business. Look out all small county towns. Here comes Tim. No one has the kahonas to stop him. How will you react when he's your neighbor? ". Lodian wrote on Apr 29, 2008 9:08 AM:" JF: Ewwww, bad visual! Scary thought. ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Indonesia's stake in the Beijing Olympics  Apr 23, 2008
    But the disruptions ahead of the Beijing Olympics open a Pandora's box like no other. Here we see non-state actors -- to include corporations -- looking to put their cause on a soapbox at the expense of the pending Games. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)

    Senior exercises mind, body  Apr 15, 2008
    She did a piece based on Pandora's box. She was inspired by Greek mythology, something she's been interested in. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Westobou's list of acts grows  Apr 6, 2008
    Le Chat Noir plans to open The Great American Trailer Park Musical on the festival's opening weekend, and the Sacred Heart Cultural Center will present a screening of the silent movie classic Pandora's Box. The Magnolia Dance Theatre is presenting a performance by the acclaimed Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    The Point Of Rescue  Mar 28, 2008
    "Sensible", she tells us, "is just a costume I wear most of the time because it happens to suit the life I've ended up with." Indeed, no one is quite who or what they appear in this thriller, which lifts the lid on the Pandora's box of family life. After a difficult day in which her child minder deserts, someone tries to push her under a bus and the children's shepherd's pie ends up on the landing floor, Sally sees a TV news item about the tragic death of Geraldine Bretherick and her daughter... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Legendary UK Hands-on  Mar 9, 2008
    Our hero, Charles Deckard, is a lowly thief, tasked with taking the precious centrepiece of a New York museum - Pandora's Box. Naturally, Deckard takes to his task with gay abandon but, being the inquisitive guy that he is, he cannot help himself but take a peek inside. (IGN PC Games)

    Just like the movies?  Mar 8, 2008
    While most welcome the debate on eyewitness identification, some are afraid it has opened a Pandora's box and placed police lineups and other methods on trial. Cases with strong witnesses that would have guaranteed a conviction in the past are leaving juries asking for more. (Macomb Journal, IL)

    Familiar heist formula throws a few curves in 'The Bank Job'  Mar 6, 2008
    And the happy-go-goofy crooks realize they've opened "a whole bloody Pandora's Box.". Heist-picture cliches such as the divide-the-loot session, the kidnap and torture of gang members and "the handoff" are managed with aplomb. (Juneau Empire)

    Writer says government is responsible for 9/11 (683)  Mar 5, 2008
    Video evidence of thermite opens a Pandora's box of contradiction. Namely, jet fuel burns 2000 degrees too cold to ignite thermite. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Letter from Britain  Mar 4, 2008
    The testimony's impact has been to open a Pandora's box, with revelations about some of the most intimate corners of Diana's private life, her fraught relations with the royal family, and the inner workings of Britain's secret intelligence service, MI6. In effect, the British establishment seems to have decided to give Fayed all he asked for, in the expectation that the inquest, by exposing the bankruptcy of his allegations, would become his Waterloo. (International Herald Tribune)

    Australia to sign torture treaty that Howard spurned  Feb 29, 2008
    If it were retrospective, according to Professor Williams, it would "open a real Pandora's box". "It is unlikely any government would want to open that," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Tories plan to withhold funding for 'offensive' productions  Feb 28, 2008
    Mark Musselman, vice-president of business affairs at Toronto's Serendipity Point Films and Maximum Film Distribution, said Wednesday that the implications are huge, both from the perspective of freedom of speech and for the Pandora's box of uncertainty this will open up from a business perspective. If certification is denied, the producer would be on the hook to repay organizations such as Telefilm, which invests only in Canadian-certified productions, Mr. Musselman added. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    War fears...  Feb 18, 2008
    Russia fears recognising Kosovan independence would create a dangerous legal precedent, opening a Pandora's Box of separatist tension elsewhere in Europe and on parts of its border. Serbs have vowed never to give up Kosovo, which is steeped in 1,000 years of their history. (The Drudge Report)

    Russia issues warning over breakaway states  Feb 18, 2008
    Abkhazia s President Sergei Bagapsh said: "We have been watching the Kosovo situation very closely and we will announce our further steps if Kosovo declares its independence. Events are also being studied in neighbouring Armenia and Azerbaijan which are locked in another frozen conflict over the future of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian-dominated enclave has had de facto independence from Azerbaijan since a bitter war ended in a ceasefire in 1994. This time USA is supporting terror....i bet that... (Yahoo News -- Kosovo)

    `Spiderwick' puts goblins, ogres in fast lane  Feb 15, 2008
    When adventurous Jared cracks open Arthur's long-sealed journal, it's as if he's opened Pandora's box. Right away, bizarre incidents begin to unfold, and monsters of all shapes and sizes, from helpful brownies to shape-shifting ogres, descend on the property, eager to get their hands -- and claws, in some cases -- on the powerful book. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)

    Janet Borum of Roswell, 86, active dancer  Feb 13, 2008
    "When we did 'Pandora's Box,' the costumes for that were sensational.". Mrs. Borum collected a closet full of favorite costumes from the ballet and her performances with the Solid Silver Dancers and Seniorettes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Legendary Put in a Box  Feb 8, 2008
    In Legendary, you play as Charles Deckard, a thief who opens Pandora's Box, allowing creatures from mythology to lay siege to New York. As Deckard, it's your job to pick up a gun and take down mighty minotaurs and raging werewolves. (IGN PC Games)

    Heath "Drug" Video, Rehab Reports DOA  Feb 2, 2008
    Unless we have a Pandora's Box like in Lara Croft:Tomb Raider then we should just leave it alone. This alone does nort make Heath less of a person that he was,of an actor,friend,father or fiance to Michelle. (E! Online)

    Can a sandwich be slandered?  Jan 29, 2008
    But the Subway lawsuit, which seeks financial and punitive damages, seems to open a Pandora's box. Multimedia. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    'I felt completely out of control'  Jan 29, 2008
    "Many midwives avoid asking difficult questions, says Stanley, "because they know that if they open the Pandora's box, they simply will not have the resources to offer the support that the woman will need. " This year's guidance from the National Institute of Clinical Excellence on mental health in pregnancy and afterwards attempts to tackle such problems, outlining questions for midwives to ask pregnant women at their early appointments, including whether they have felt depressed, and whether... (Guardian Unlimited)

    Only 14 more days  Jan 24, 2008
    If I remember correctly, the one good thing in Pandora's Box was "hope," and that's essentially what we're clinging to. On the other hand, it means we're always waiting for something. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)

    As writers' strike heats up, Hollywood remains cold  Jan 22, 2008
    The casualty that was the Golden Globes Awards this year opens up the entertainment industry's very own breathing Pandora's Box on steroids. A box where the studios could stand to lose hundred of millions of dollars, the crew members from Camera Operators to Grips lose not only their job security but basic benefits. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)

    Gaming resolutions  Jan 15, 2008
    I don't completely agree with Jason's argument about a 'right' to view what we choose (there are some topics that should be left in Pandora's box imo). I think Manhunt is a good indicator of the disparity though. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    1/13: Kool & the Gang  Jan 9, 2008
    Why we have to hear it: For some reason, Taylor pronounced the phrase "Pandora's Box" as "Pandura's Box." We want to hear whether the new lead vocalist keeps the boo-boo in. . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    'Umpires heard nothing'  Jan 5, 2008
    " Former Australian captain Mark Taylor said he feared Ponting had opened a can of worms and potential tit-for-tat citings by rival captains over on-field behaviour. "I think Ricky has opened up Pandora's box in terms of this," Taylor said. "The Australians play tough cricket and make the odd chirp, if this goes any further I am sure there will be other times when Ricky Ponting will be on the other side of the ledger when the Australian team make the chirp. " If found guilty, Harbhajan could... (iAfrica.com)

    Just the facts on SB 777  Jan 3, 2008
    CHILDREN DON'T NEED TO BE TAUGHT THIS CRAP. THEY ARE CHILDREN AND ARE INNOCENT. DON'T OPEN PANDORA'S BOX. LET KIDS LEARN ABOUT MATH AND SPELLING. " splco97 wrote on Jan 2, 2008 9:48 AM:" I love the arguments that speak of accepted homosexuality in nature. I'm happy to here, if I decide to eat my own feces, or throw it at people, I'll be accepted. (North County Times)

    Heroes Drops Some Dead Weight  Dec 5, 2007
    By having Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) shot before he could expose the Company's misdeeds to the world, the late congressman's mother and her shady cohorts simultaneously opened Pandora's box and capped off the final episode of Heroes in 2007, and perhaps the 2007-08 television season. As creator Tim Kring promised E. (E! Online)

    Looking for Karadzic  Dec 2, 2007
    Even Gere the actor begins to wonder about the answer to Klein's question, opening a Pandora's box of theories: 'We are assuming deals were done,' he says, 'and perhaps the search found its own inertia. Let sleeping dogs lie. (Guardian Unlimited)

    'Speaking' through left eye  Dec 1, 2007
    "For me, I needed that key to open up this Pandora's box of memory and imagination," the painter-filmmaker says in an interview. "I needed that. If those glaciers are not in the movie, I don't have a movie.". (CNN -- International)

    Seven romps home in ratings war with big pile of cash  Nov 24, 2007
    "But Seven's single biggest asset is a whole pile of cash and that presents both opportunities and risks for the investor. It's a real Pandora's box, because no one knows how it's going to be spent.". No doubt Kerry Stokes will continue to set fire to some of it in pursuit of the C7 legal case. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Downgrading bond insurers could cost $200 billion  Nov 16, 2007
    "You have politicians, taxpayers, municipalities, states. It just opens up a Pandora's box. That is a huge destabilizing force.". For more than 20 years, the safety of insurance has eased the way for schools, Wall Street banks and thousands of municipalities to sell debt with unquestioned credit quality. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)

    Producers scuttle new media alliance  Nov 14, 2007
    I think we've opened up a whole Pandora's box of issues [with new media] that have been kind of locked down. There are just so many [issues], and what do you concentrate on. (Globe and Mail)

    Smart phones?Why it matters how clever you want your phone to be  Nov 10, 2007
    This has turned out to be a Pandora's box for developers. "Java: develop once and test forever for each version," laughs Sony Ericsson's Mats Lindoff. (BBC News -- Business)

    'Film-making is an adventure'  Nov 2, 2007
    "There was no absolute intention, but there was a desire. You've let loose a little Pandora's box there as a storyteller, and you have to take it further.". Kapur, who was born in pre-partition northern India and is based in Mumbai, is an unlikely interpreter of Tudor history, and of that seminal moment in our island story - the repulsing of the Spanish Armada. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Awehali: Tipping the Sacred Cow  Oct 17, 2007
    "A Pandora's Box in magazine form; every issue came bearing new surprises." Elizabeth (Betita) Martinez, activist, author, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. . (Zmag.org)

    Pastor of Barack Obama's church preaches a controversial gospel  Oct 10, 2007
    " MEMRI TV has released a clip of an interview with Ahmadinejad that aired on Iranian television two weeks ago: "We don't want them to turn this incident, in 20 years' time, into another false idol like the Holocaust, which they would use as a pretext to kill peoples, and prevent anybody from opening this Pandora's Box and examining what really happened in this incident. They might turn 9/11 into something sacred, and whoever does not accept it would be considered an infidel. (Fox News)

    Daring to utter the F-word  Oct 7, 2007
    Although the debate about Guantanamo Bay has been largely limited to America's prosecution of its so-called war on terrorism, Wolf sees it as the first step towards opening a "Pandora's box in hell". Secret prisons begin modestly, targeting people seen as evil, such as dangerous radical and criminals; "scary Muslims" as she puts it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Good As Gold  Sep 30, 2007
    He opens a Pandora's box when she has a climax, so to speak. She's surprised by how hard it hits her. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Doctors Often Fail to Spot Suicidal Patients  Sep 25, 2007
    Feldman added: "I describe suicide as another of the Pandora's Box issues -- like domestic violence -- that doctors may avoid broaching for fear that once they bring it up, they will be unable to contain the patient's emotional responses. And, in addition, they will put themselves way behind schedule.". David Rudd, chair of the psychology department at Texas Tech University, agreed with Feldman. (Health-Finder)

    Local hot dog cart owner  Sep 22, 2007
    They're afraid if they let me (sell at the courthouse) they're going to open a Pandora's box. I said, 'There's nobody else. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)

    McGuinty owns up to broken promises  Sep 21, 2007
    In the first question of the debate, posed by a Mississauga woman via video, Mr. Tory was asked why he would open a religious Pandora's box by promising to fund religious schools. A great society celebrates diversity, responded Mr. Tory, who has pledged $400-million for religious schools. (Globe and Mail)

    Rapid City voters say yes to Cabela's  Sep 21, 2007
    " Personally, I believe we've opened up a Pandora's box, and I hope Cabela's, Mayor Hanks and the City Council have their feet held to the fire in the coming years. Ultimately, though, I hope this works out well for everyone involved, including the people of Rapid City. Maybe now I can get that kayak with the cup-holder on it, and the insulated storage space beneath where I can secret my carbonated beverages. Take care. ". TV wrote on Sep 18, 2007 10:12 PM:" I just saw the Cabelas man on tv news... (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Bertolt Brecht's playwriting genius didn't translate to film  Sep 17, 2007
    Director G.W. Pabst ("Pandora's Box," "Diary of a Lost Girl") was brought in to direct, and Brecht adapted his own play. By 1930, when Brecht began work on the script, his outlook had markedly changed. (Boston Globe -- Living)

    DVB-T2 goes after post-analog TV spectrum  Sep 9, 2007
    But he noted, "We've re-opened Pandora's box. We're examining everything from spread spectrum, single carrier systems to more advanced orthogonal frequency division multiplex for single and multiplexed channels, and even China's DMB-TH" as possible candidates for DVB-T2. Driving the DVB Group to develop DVB-T2 is the opportunity for broadcasters to claim new spectrum expected to be freed up after analog TV broadcasta are switched off to make way for digital TV.. (EETimes)

    San Diego diocese to pay $198 million to settle abuse claims...  Sep 8, 2007
    " As well, you have the church stating that homosexuality is a sin, so now you have a bunch of men who are told that when they become a priest they are not allowed to be gay or even to have sex with another consenting person. As a result, Pandora's Box has been opened... Posted by: Jonny at September 7, 2007 01:14 PM Priest are human beings with faults like everyone else. No one is perfect, some worse than others. As a Roman Catholic, it's the gift of FAITH from The Almighty that keeps me a... (The Drudge Report)

    Security overload?  Sep 7, 2007
    Lets open another Pandora's box shall we. Hurry up and bugger off and take little Johnny Howard with you. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Senate Republicans draw bright line on Craig  Sep 7, 2007
    "We agree that the ethics committee has under the rules broad discretion in the cases it can review, but the argument here is that they should not start reviewing senators based on misdemeanor charges unrelated to their official duties. That would open a huge Pandora's box.". The swift move to closure in the Craig case is a sharp contrast to the tack that Republican leaders have taken with two other GOP senators recently caught up in investigations of wrongdoing. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Dodgers wear this win well  Sep 7, 2007
    By Dylan Hernandez, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer September 7, 2007 CHICAGO -- By belting a three-run, pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning of the Dodgers' 7-4 comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Thursday, Andre Ethier inadvertently opened a Pandora's box of sorts. Inside that box was a costume for every first- and second-year player to wear on their flight to San Francisco, Ethier's a hot pink disco suit. (Los Angeles Times)

    Britain gives 'human-animal' embryos green light  Sep 7, 2007
    And by bringing animal eggs into the mix, that is opening pandora's box, it sounds like the storyline for a horror movie. MagnuSAWESOME. (CTV.ca)

    Newsweek: Tim Gunn raids Americans' closets  Sep 5, 2007
    We're opening a Pandora's box. God knows what's in there. (MSNBC -- News)

    'Kid' complaints? Let's get real  Aug 29, 2007
    The more pertinent and mostly overlooked point, rather, involves the Pandora's Box CBS has inadvertently opened in scrambling to keep the jackals at bay, contending that despite what the promos say, "Kid Nation" isn't very "real" at all. This marks a notable departure from the customary reality TV brouhaha, in which the network usually fends off charges of rigging scenes with the rejoinder "Pay no attention to those men behind the curtain." By contrast, CBS has adopted the exact opposite... (Variety)

    Millions in horseflesh caught up in health scare  Aug 24, 2007
    "You don't want to be opening Pandora's box. We'd all be in a lot of trouble. I'm fully supportive of the actions that have been taken.". send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Knocked Up starring Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen  Aug 23, 2007
    "It's kind of opened Pandora's Box," she laughs, recalling her reaction to the incident. "Now I won't shut up - ask me anything!" It's true - Katherine, or Katie to her mates, is remarkably candid and no nonsense once she gets chatting, whether it's about her preferred method of giving birth - "scheduled Caesarean, epidural and everything in between" - or her monstrous diamond engagement ring - "It's kind of scuzzy right now. I should probably clean it." Part of her openness might be to do with... (Manchester Evening News)

    It's time to rejig your portfolio  Aug 11, 2007
    And history has shown that whenever stocks start to have major one-day swings after a prolonged period of calm, it is typically a sign that "we've opened Pandora's box of volatility", said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at Standard & Poor's. On the other hand, this is the fourth spike in stockmarket volatility in a little more than a year - the last one began at the end of February. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    A decade after Diana  Aug 8, 2007
    Publicity was the Pandora's Box that Diana opened herself but could never shut again. In death, she has what she rarely found in life: peace and quiet. (Orange County Register)

    Weekend Guide  Jul 26, 2007
    Pandora's Box Theatre at New Hazlett Theatre, 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. Fri. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Why Tim Donaghy will not crush the NBA  Jul 26, 2007
    A lack of swift action would have made the league a guilty party in Donaghy's scandal and opened up a Pandora's box about what could have been done differently. There are still bound to be plenty of questions delving further into the timing of Donaghy's indiscretions, but the league has offered the best response it possibly could. (NBCSports.com)

    New games come out swinging  Jul 17, 2007
    This modern-day action-adventure being developed by Spark Unlimited (many staffers worked of Medal of Honor games and Call of Duty: Finest Hour) turns you into an art thief contracted to steal what turns out to be Pandora's box. But the box opens, unleashing creatures such as griffins, werewolves and a golem, which wreak havoc on London and New York. (USA Today)

    Major Ravi, director of the film Mission 90 Days  Jul 17, 2007
    In his soon-to-be-released film 'Mission 90 Days' he has made a sensational claim that can open up the proverbial Pandora's box, of allegations and counter-allegations. It all boils down to the question: Were the main conspirators allowed to simply get away. (Times Now.tv)

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