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But neighbors, who first presented their petition to the City on Aug. 1 and made another plea on Sept. 12, said that the decision “made complete sense,” because Cowperthwaite Street provides the most direct access to the site.
Now, after nearly 20 years, the Philippine government wants to cash in on that trove, saying it was paid for with public funds. It has invited three different auction houses?Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams?to examine 760 pieces in the collection. Representatives of Christie's flew in last...
Despite Marcos' petition, PCGG commissioner Rick Abcede is confident the sale will go ahead. "The government needs money to put into the treasury," he says. "And the Imelda jewels are the immediate answer." The government hopes the jewelry might sell for as much as $20 million. But legal action by...
The Massachusetts Family Institute is one of the groups championing a petition for a new amendment, which would ban both same-sex marriages and same-sex civil unions. If the petition drive collects 65,000 signatures, the amendment could go before voters in 2008.
“Dozens [of legislators] changed their vote because of the availability of the new amendment—it’s better,” said Evelyn Reilly, the Institute’s director of public policy. “I think we should be able to get...