Last year liberal eyebrows were raised when Gavin Newsom, the Democratic lieutenant-governor, journeyed to deeply Republican Texas, along with several Republicans, to uncover the secret of the Lone Star state's job-creation record.

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In the three earlier films, Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne, star of a top-secret CIA program that trains super-soldiers to carry out assassinations.

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The Social Network will compete in the best foreign film category alongside Invictus, Inception, Illegal, Bright Star, Heartbeats and The Secret in their Eyes.

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Until three years ago, Star City, the cosmonaut training centre on the outskirts of Moscow, was that place -- a secret military facility that was unmarked on the world map.

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The first film, about a high school basketball star who falls in love with a girl and is torn between his on-court duties and his secret yearning to sing duets with her, was seen by 170 million people around the world.

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