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...doubt the boss will be in a mood to attend." GENERAL GUILLERMO GARIN, spokesman for General Augusto Pinochet, on the former Chilean dictator's cancellation of a luncheon celebrating his 90th birthday, after he was indicted on human-rights charges and placed under house arrest
...torture could be overruled at the order of the U.S. President. Because of their arguments, Sands said, members of the Bush administration—including legal counsel—could be pursued by other signatories of international treaties. Sands cited as precedent the detention of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in London in 1999 and a U.S. lawsuit in the aftermath of World War II which convicted individuals for participating “in governmentally organized systems of cruelty.” One key and controversial legal advisor to the Bush administration—now on the Harvard Law faculty?...
DIED. MARGRET E. REY, 90, co-creator, with her late husband Hans Augusto Rey, of Curious George, a children's-book series about a mischievous monkey; in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The diminutive Rey sometimes served as her husband's model for their famous creation, making faces and jumping from chair to chair. Said Rey: "My husband always called me curious. But then I think most people...
...most important musical events in three separate halls. In December the Rome Opera House will have Lo Schiaccianoci, otherwise known as The Nutcracker. After years of being closed for a contentious restoration, the Ara Pacis, the Emperor Augustus' monument to peace, dedicated in 9 B.C., is finally open (Piazza Augusto Imperatore). It is to be the centerpiece of a new museum that is being designed by U.S. architect Richard Meier. You'll have to come back in April for that...
...quality of public institutions and technological prowess. Finland once again topped the list (ahead of the U.S.), with Sweden in third place, Denmark at No. 4, Iceland No. 7 and Norway No. 9. "There is no evidence that [high tax rates] are undermining the level of competitiveness," said Augusto Lopez-Claros, the Forum's chief economist, who notes that Scandinavian countries put tax receipts efficiently back into the economy by investing in education and infrastructure. How much can other European countries learn from the North? French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, for one, acknowledges Nordic influence on some...