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...budgeted in an emergency section of the city budget, other expenses like traffic control, sanitation and street services are not. She says she approached the Jackson family for their ideas about paying some of the bills. "I did reach out," she says. "I said, 'Is there any way to direct me to people who can assist, in Michael's memory, in deferring the cost of this event...
...waterway, while Saudi Arabia - the world's biggest producer - exports half its oil through the strait, the remainder going overland through a pipeline. Since the strait's narrowest point is just 29 nautical miles wide, sinking a couple of tankers may be for Iran a preferable option to launching direct military retaliation against Israel, for which the consequences could be far harsher...
According to Vanderbilt spokeswoman Elizabeth L. Latt, Vanderbilt's CFO does not have direct oversight of the university's endowment, which had experienced a 16 percent decline as of December. Rather, the CFO manages the more "day-to-day" finances by dealing with specific units across the University...
...convention idea is already caught up in the politics of Proposition 13. A draft initiative for such a convention reads: "Delegates to the convention shall be prohibited from considering and proposing revisions to the Constitution that would affect (a) Property taxes associated with Proposition 13. (b) Any other direct increase in taxes." Yet for many liberals, modifying Proposition 13 would be one of the central reasons for holding a constitutional convention. Mark Paul, a scholar with the non-partisan New America Foundation, says, "It's silly to have a conversation about the future of California without talking about Proposition...
...situation is complicated by Obama's attempt to turn a new page in U.S. relations with Tehran, including seeking its cooperation in efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and Iraq. So far, the U.S. President has been measured in his response to Iran's elections, and has escaped direct criticism from the Iranian regime. With Obama now a more elusive target, Iran has redirected the full force of its anger at the E.U. (See pictures of the legacy of Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini...