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...mentor and a sounding board. He will let his staff sit in when another Senator calls--sometimes even when the President is on the line--but everyone in the office knows that "when any family member calls, you immediately get up and leave," a former aide says. As chief protector of the Kennedy franchise, "Ted understands that every time there is a Kennedy name on the ballot, the stakes are high for the entire family," says Brown University's West, who wrote a biography of Patrick. By the time Moakley died, on Memorial Day, the Senator's misgivings about...
...summer-vacation nightmare: I'm seven months pregnant, trapped on a long-distance train with my two little girls and too little air-conditioning. My husband can't join us, so I'm the girls' sole protector and supplier of food, drinks and entertainment. For eight hours straight, I'm too worried about a kidnapping at one of the train's many stops even to go to the bathroom by myself or doze...
...Friends' suspicions that Shrestha was the crown prince's protector may not have been entirely misplaced...
Despite his popularity, Shrestha’s role as Dev’s protector was apparent...
...lawyer stated that his client was not guilty, helpfully adding that "other celebrities have often used armed security guards." Jay-Z's arrest came shortly before he was due to appear in court to face charges that he stabbed a record exec and only weeks after Shyne, protector of P. Diddy, was convicted of assault charges. It's a hard-knock life for those of us packing for business reasons...