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...franchise baron and fellow millionaire friend David White. State and federal officials say privately that Nagin's insular and politically inexperienced staff has hurt him when it comes to the kind of public relations and coalition building he'll need from here on out. "This administration tends to dismiss too many people, especially career political people," says New Orleans City Council president Oliver Thomas, a possible mayoral candidate next year...
...CRUISE and his fiancé of four months KATIE HOLMES announced to PEOPLE magazine that they are expecting a baby. From the beginning of their speedy courtship last spring, the couple's photo-ready displays of affection, simultaneous summer blockbusters and color-coordinated public appearances have inspired skeptics to dismiss the relationship as a publicity stunt and dub the couple TomKat. But if it is a stunt, they're both very committed to it. One thing's for sure: they won't need to send out birth announcements...
...DeGuerin promised a similar assault on Delay's behalf, and Monday he filed a motion to dismiss last week's indictment. There was no crime, DeGuerin said, because there was no conspiracy provision in the Texas Election Code until 2003, one year after DeLay's alleged actions. Within hours of DeGuerin's motion to dismiss, Earle convened a new grand jury, which issued a two-count indictment charging DeLay with money laundering under the state's criminal code...
...dismiss it as rocks for jocks. With oil companies desperately searching for new sources of crude and prices above $65 per bbl., now is a good time to know your limestone. Petroleum geologists study the earth's surface and subsurface to help predict the chances of striking oil. Over the past year, the average annual salary for a geologist with three to five years' experience has climbed 11%, to $75,600, reports executive- search firm MLA Resources. Across the board, salaries are up 8%. Also, demographics are driving demand; the average age of a petroleum geologist is 49. Bob Goldstein...
...hundreds of thousands well into the United Nations era. His other righteous liberators were even worse: the Germans massacred 90 percent of Herero people in Namibia, the Belgians 40 percent of Congo’s pre-colonial population, and the Dutch setting up apartheid in South Africa. To dismiss concerns about such a history as mere “rambling” suggests more about his attitude than his knowledge...