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Waxman and Meehan, who are both prominent House Democrats, also allege a conflict of interest in McCallum’s involvement in the case. They note that McCallum, who is a political appointee, is a former partner of Alston and Bird, an Atlanta-based law firm that has represented R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, one of the defendants in the case...
Kerry says two African Americans were prominent in his early life. He has said John Walker, the first black teacher at St. Paul's, the New Hampshire prep school Kerry attended, was like "a father" to him. Kerry remains close to David Alston, who served on the swift boat that Kerry commanded in Vietnam and is now a minister in South Carolina. Supporters explain that Kerry has focused his political career mostly on security and foreign policy issues rather than on domestic matters that tend to concern African Americans because Edward Kennedy, the senior Massachusetts Senator, was already a leader...
...hour-long documentary addresses the question: “How can anyone believe in God, any god, after experiencing life at its most devastating?” Young seminarian Macky Alston was two years from graduation, when a friend’s lost battle against AIDS forced him to explore this very question. Followed by a discussion with director Alston and Professor Claudia Highbaugh. Tickets free. 7 p.m. Center for the Study of World Religions, 42 Francis...
...hours building up his less controversial film business. Death of a Dynasty, a hip-hop-industry spoof that Dash financed, produced and directed, will be released soon. Dash Films will shoot State Property 2, a revenge drama, in February. The pressure sometimes is evident. When Artie (Choke) Alston, a cameraman, shows Dash some backstage scenes on a laptop one recent afternoon, Dash doesn't hide his displeasure. "Everything gets done half-ass with you," he says. Choke then sits on a windowsill, staring at his feet. Dash is hard not only on the movie crew. "Sometimes you just want...
...Alston, however, said she thinks the new policy reflects the administration’s commitment to foreign study...