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...said publicly that eta was still the main focus of the investigation. Spaniards were also surprised when Aznar told Colombian radio station W Radio that he still has classified intelligence documents from after the attacks. Socialist Party and other officials have called for an inquiry to determine whether Aznar broke the law by retaining the reports. "This is a sign of his authoritarian and self-centered way," says Begoña Lasagabaster, a Basque congresswoman. The bad publicity just kept coming. Cadena Ser, a well-regarded Spanish radio network, reported that in January the Spanish government hired Washington law firm...
...Attorney Christopher Christie filed a complaint last week charging that Kushner, whose company's holdings are said to be worth $1 billion, recruited a prostitute to seduce a man who used to work for him. The complaint says the man's wife was cooperating with investigators examining whether Kushner broke tax and campaign-finance laws. Kushner, prosecutors say, wanted leverage over the ex-employee, so he not only hired the hooker to have sex with the man but had their congress videotaped. The woman approached the target in December by saying her car had stalled. The next day, the complaint...
...sees 5% profit margins on its mobile phones; Samsung earns in excess of 20%. Nor does it help that LG Electronics is a member of one of South Korea's mammoth, family-controlled conglomerates, called chaebols, which are infamous for mysterious and convoluted business practices. In February the company broke a promise to investors by pledging $130 million to buy bonds of a nearly bankrupt affiliate, credit-card issuer LG Card. Kim says his company joined in because a failure at LG Card would have damaged LG's image. Michael Lee, an executive vice president at LG Corp., the conglomerate...
After two police officers initially broke up the fight, Lehane said, he and the other youth resumed their melee. The police returned and drove Lehane and his adversary back to their homes...
Lawler placed eighth in the final heat of the 100-meter butterfly against a field featuring more than one likely Olympic medalist. Ian Crocker broke his own world record by 0.22 seconds with a time of 50.76 seconds, besting Phelps by 0.39 seconds...