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...career by conducting illegal extramarital entanglements seems pointless [March 24]. I doubt such urges in elected officials are different from those of ordinary people who engage in such risky behavior. My heart goes out to Spitzer's family, who have to endure publicly what others suffer privately. Nadia El-Badry, Dobbs Ferry, New York...
Before he turned 13, Cuban Jazz musician Israel (Cachao) López was playing professionally--though he had to stand on a wooden crate to reach the neck of his bass. In 1937 he and his brother Orestes composed a tune called El Danzón Mambo, which later rocketed to popularity simply as the mambo when the pace was slowed for dancing. His freestyle jam sessions paved the way for groups like the Buena Vista Social Club, with whom his nephew now plays bass. Throughout his career, López was revered by fellow musicians, but he was launched to international fame...
...illegal extramarital entanglements seems pointless [March 24]. I doubt such urges in elected officials are different from those of ordinary people who jeopardize their families and careers with similar behavior. My heart goes out to Spitzer's family members, who have to endure publicly what others suffer privately. Nadia El-Badry, DOBBS FERRY...
...move comes just over six months after HMC's previous chief, Mohamed A. El-Erian announced he would step down. Robert Kaplan, a former vice chairman at Goldman Sachs and a professor at the Harvard Business School, has acted as interim CEO since January 1 and, the University says, will now serve on HMC's board of directors...
...When El-Erian assumed leadership of HMC in 2006, the firm was severely in need of rebuilding, having lost more than 30 employees when the previous CEO, Jack R. Meyer left to form his own hedge fund with $500 million in seed money from the University...