Showdown set in Polanski case; he won't be there
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090203/2009_02_03t093340_450x294_us_polanski.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=yC8kTmal2Se91tnBY.xTVw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Director Roman Polanski reacts during a news conference to present his musical 'Tanz der Vampire' ('Dance of the Vampires') in Oberhausen September 29, 2008. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_on_re_us/roman_polanski)AP - After months of legal maneuvers, it's time for the much anticipated courtroom showdown on director Roman Polanski's effort to have a 31-year-old sex prosecution against him dismissed.</p><br clear="all"/>
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