Robert Kennedy tried to lift Cuba travel ban: documents (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:59:37 -0700
One month after president John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, his brother, attorney general Robert Kennedy, tried to convince the US government to lift its travel ban to Cuba, according to documents released Thursday by the National Security Archive.
MANOHARA’S FAMILY WANTS NEUTRAL VENUE!
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:33:32 -0700
By: Nurfika Osman, Ismira Lutfia & Farouk Arnaz of Jakarta Globe Manohara’s Family Wants Neutral Venue The family of Manohara Odelia Pinot, an Indonesian-American teenager married to a Malaysian prince and reported missing, wants to meet her in a neutral country, despite Malaysia lifting an entry ban on her mother, Daisy Fajarina. Dewi Sari Asih, Manohara’s sister, said on Friday the ban was lifted on Thursday night after pressure from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreig
Lord Mandelson: being third person in new Labour marriage wrecked my career (Times Online)
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:41:36 -0700
Peter Mandelson regarded himself as the “third person” in the new Labour marriage between Gordon Brown and Tony Blair and believes that his career was wrecked because he could not get on with Mr Brown, he told The Times in an interview published today.
Friday, April 24, 2009
aquarium plants in the news
Ashcroft Opens A New Type Of Law Firm?
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:22:57 -0700
As reported in the Austin Business Journal, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft has started a new concept law firm. Partnering with a consulting firm founded by John Ashcroft in 2005, the Aschcroft Group, the law firm will focus on homeland security, corporate governance, data security, federal enforcement and regulatory matters, and corporate finance. In short, Big Law without the Big Law bureaucratic infrastructure.The Ashcroft Law Firm, LLC appears to be forming a number of more regi
Teenager safe after possible abduction attempt
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:20:22 -0700
A 15-year old Mount Si High School student escaped from a man who may have tried to abduct her April 23. At about 3 p.m., the girl exited her school bus on Southeast Orchard Drive in North Bend by the Si View Metropolitan Park District. A man driving a four-door green car pulled in front of the girl and grabbed her. The student was unsure of the man’s race, but reported he looked to be about 35. “She kicked at him and pulled away, then ran into the nearby recreation center,” King County Sh
Honeymoon, Day 10
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:49:49 -0700
As noted previously, our ninth day was spent resting, getting ready for our final day in Spain and our next hop to Athens. Our last full day in Spain we spent in two parts: first, we went to the Sunday Market at Cava Baja, south of Plaza Mayor, and then for dinner and later we went to Aunt Berta’s for her famous Paella. The trip to Mayor and the market was straightforward. Every Sunday, there is a huge market in the old part of town. You go to Opera Station, the one close to the Opera Hous
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:22:57 -0700
As reported in the Austin Business Journal, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft has started a new concept law firm. Partnering with a consulting firm founded by John Ashcroft in 2005, the Aschcroft Group, the law firm will focus on homeland security, corporate governance, data security, federal enforcement and regulatory matters, and corporate finance. In short, Big Law without the Big Law bureaucratic infrastructure.The Ashcroft Law Firm, LLC appears to be forming a number of more regi
Teenager safe after possible abduction attempt
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:20:22 -0700
A 15-year old Mount Si High School student escaped from a man who may have tried to abduct her April 23. At about 3 p.m., the girl exited her school bus on Southeast Orchard Drive in North Bend by the Si View Metropolitan Park District. A man driving a four-door green car pulled in front of the girl and grabbed her. The student was unsure of the man’s race, but reported he looked to be about 35. “She kicked at him and pulled away, then ran into the nearby recreation center,” King County Sh
Honeymoon, Day 10
Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:49:49 -0700
As noted previously, our ninth day was spent resting, getting ready for our final day in Spain and our next hop to Athens. Our last full day in Spain we spent in two parts: first, we went to the Sunday Market at Cava Baja, south of Plaza Mayor, and then for dinner and later we went to Aunt Berta’s for her famous Paella. The trip to Mayor and the market was straightforward. Every Sunday, there is a huge market in the old part of town. You go to Opera Station, the one close to the Opera Hous
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