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...appearance on the Jay Leno show, was immediately put on hold. (Despite the lack of publicity, the much-awaited book soared to No. 1 on the 9/30 NYT list in its first week.) The publishing extravaganza "New York Is Book Country," scheduled for this week, was canceled after a request by the police...
...most depressing stories I heard is of the Famous Gazillionaire Businessman who found himself and his private jet marooned in Europe when all U.S. airports were shut down. He got in touch with Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, who personally refused his entreaties. Then the FGB took his request all the way to the President of the United States to get an exemption for his plane on the simple grounds that as a Famous Gazillionaire Businessman he was critical to the functioning of America. To his eternal credit, when Mineta got the second request from the White House, he refused...
Nothing profound or definitive can be said about the scheduling conflicts now. Sporting events across the country—and here at Harvard—resumed yesterday. For some, it was probably a welcome return to business as usual, a logical extension of President Bush’s request that we get back to living “as we always have...
...State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service has also informed HUPD and other Boston-area police departments that the Israeli Embassy has requested special precautions throughout the Jewish high holidays this week. HUPD officials refused to comment on any specific measures that the department has implemented in response to the Israeli request...
...other congressional barons agreed. "What we don't want to do is give up our constitutional powers and make it a blank check," one participant told me. They ordered their staffs to move quickly on the administration's emergency funding request, but to move carefully on drafting the legislation. Congress didn't have to go overboard and approve the full load now. Remember, Obey told the group: After the Pearl Harbor attack, Congress passed 12 supplemental appropriations bills to fund its recovery. By the end of last week, Congress appropriated $40 billion, kicking in $20 billion extra for New York...