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LONDON LANESBOROUGH George W. Bush was scheduled to bunk at Buckingham Palace on his state visit last week, but this three-bedroom suite compares well. It costs $8,340 a night, but you get your money's worth: your own butler and a chauffeur-driven Bentley for the duration of your stay. PARIS GEORGES V Just one bedroom, but it's lavishly furnished with fabric-covered walls, crystal chandeliers and original French paintings from the 18th and 19th century. The suite features a private sauna, steam and fitness room. All this for just $7,415 a night. Not grand enough...
...passengers are among the most subdued around. “I’ve driven it all,” says Chauvière. “We mostly used a white van, but I also drove a hearse and a limousine. I’m a licensed chauffeur,” he says, flashing his Louisiana chauffeur’s license...
...auditor post and passed a no-confidence motion against Home Affairs Minister Kim Doo Gwan, who was dismissed last month. Lately, they've used a series of annual legislative hearings on government affairs to air allegations that Roh illegally hid real estate assets under the name of his brother, chauffeur and other relatives and friends. Last month, the opposition used another hearing to probe allegations that Roh's presidential campaign got help from nightclub owner Lee Won Ho, currently under investigation for tax evasion, pimping and ordering the murder of a gang boss. Lee testified he helped round...
...furious?at the media. "The unjust oppression by the press must not be tolerated," he told government officials earlier this month. On Aug. 13, Roh sued South Korea's three biggest dailies for reporting an allegation by an opposition lawmaker that Roh bought land under his brother's and chauffeur's names (which Roh denies), an unprecedented challenge by a sitting president. Investigators have called Yang in for questioning (though he denies any wrongdoing), and the opposition wants a probe of the President's land deals. Last week, Roh hinted he might not pursue the lawsuits until he leaves office...
...most prominent ghosts come from Owja, Saddam's home village just south of Tikrit. Khalil Ibrahim Omar al-Mouslit and his brothers Mohammad and Radman were, respectively, Saddam's favorite bodyguard, personal chauffeur and close escort. Mohammad was seen by the butler driving Saddam's white Mercedes out of the Baghdad neighborhood of Adhamiyah after the President made a public appearance there on April 9, as the Americans were trying to take control of Baghdad. And the same day, says the former secretary, Radman personally told the other close associates of Saddam that they were no longer needed...