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...institutions, Hancock is essentially defending the OPEC of college football. "I think what's been missing in this is some reasonable dialogue," he says. "The other side has had the field to themselves. And it's time for us to be on the field talking with people." To that end, Hancock and the BCS have hired high-level help. President George W. Bush?s former press secretary, Ari Fleischer, has joined the effort to spruce up the image...
When aging rock stars tire of trashing hotel rooms and throwing TVs out of the window, where do they stay? Probably somewhere like London's Sanctum Soho, sanctumsoho.com. Set within the mellowed stone of a 1906 townhouse in the city's West End, the property bills itself as "a celebration of edgy glamor" and is the $17 million vision of music manager turned nightclub owner turned hotelier Mark Fuller...
...Sanctum tips its hat to Soho's red-light past in its minibars, which include high-end sexy underwear from Myla and a choice of what might be discreetly described as adult novelties. At the rooftop bar and lounge, which is open 24 hours, residents can party hard in the open-air Jacuzzi with a freshly mixed cocktail. For larger gatherings, the in-house cinema converts into a private party space...
...Zincone, who writes on politics and culture for the weekly magazine of the Milan daily Corriere della Sera, says there is an unconscious effect on the body politic. "The Marrazzo affair solidifies for many Berlusconi's reputation as the real ladies man," says Zincone. "And of course in the end, Italy is a Catholic country, where everything is eventually forgiven...
...escalating cost in blood and treasure of a war that has already cost America $150 billion and has no clear end in sight is the reason Obama faces a tough sales job when he finally rolls out his Afghan strategy next week after nearly three months of debate. Following the President's anticipated speech to the nation, General Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, will testify before Congress along with other Obama national-security heavyweights. They'll have to convince skeptical Americans - as well as NATO allies at a Dec. 7 meeting - that Afghan President Hamid Karzai...