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...plant extracts and the natural paper used in Pure Fiji's packaging. The company also funds scholarships for its employees' children. The good works haven't gone unnoticed. The Fijian government has twice named the company Exporter of the Year. Business is booming, too: co-director Andrée Austin says the company opened a new factory last year to cope with increased demand, and will be launching a facial line in the very near future. That ought to give the term "fair trade" an even better complexion than before...
ARRESTED. JOHN BUSH, 21, youngest son of Florida Governor Jeb Bush; on charges of public drunkenness and resisting arrest; in Austin, Texas. The Governor, whose daughter Noelle was arrested in 2002 for trying to use a fake prescription and later underwent drug rehabilitation, called the matter "private" and said his son was "doing fine...
...Orleans natives. The trip turned into a brief chance for them to replan their lives. Farmer called the financial aid office, wondering if his plan might be changed. His mother, a realtor, was indefinitely without work. His father, a process engineer, would temporarily relocate with his company to Austin...
...Florida, by comparison, emergency officials across the state are linked by a system of satellite telephones, and the lines of authority between local and state officials are sharp. And in Texas, ham operators have a place at the table in the emergency bunker in Austin along with the high-tech communications experts...
...dogs [at FEMA] say go ahead, but lower down, people in the field want paperwork," he says. "I am gambling a bit, but I am saving lives. If I get sued, fine." --By Amanda Ripley. With reporting by Cathy Booth Thomas and Tim Padgett / New Orleans, Hilary Hylton / Austin, Siobhan Morrissey / Miami, Michael Peltier / Tallahassee and Eric Roston / Washington