Adjusting volume within a clip

I think I have read on the discussion board that iMovie '08 doesn't have this feature, but I want to be sure: Is it possible to adjust part of the volume of a clip within that clip?
For example, I have a cute clip of my grandchildren, but right in the middle of it, someone in the background is cussing for about two seconds. Splitting the clip to remove that part of the audio ruins the video part.
This may sound like a broken record, but in iMovie '06 I could adjust the volume by clicking on View Volume Tracks. Not possible in iMovie '08?

Dear Appleman 1958: One more question. In iMovie '06 there were some cool Video FX features. My little granddaughters particularly liked the fairy dust that could be strewn across video of them. Have those features been taken out of iMovie '08?

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sgcable,
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