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...Enrile. Having dismissed Enrile a fortnight ago after accusations that he was plotting against her, she was now slowly revamping her Cabinet at the urging of her armed forces Chief of Staff General Fidel Ramos and other military leaders. Aquino had earlier announced the removal of Natural Resources Minister Ernesto Maceda and Public Works Minister Rogaciano Mercado, whose ministries had been accused of corruption. Last week she added Minister of Local Government Aquilino Pimentel to the list, though she kept him in the Cabinet as a special adviser on national affairs. Aquino also reportedly accepted the resignation of Labor Minister...
...hands of future decision-makers willing to ‘carrot’ [Cuban dictator] Fidel Castro, instead of just ‘stick’ him.” After three instances of covert diplomatic contact in the early 1960s—the first with Cuban official Ernesto “Che” Guevara to discuss Castro’s agenda; the second, a meeting concerning prisoner exchange; the third, a series of talks which dissolved after squabbles—the White House under John F. Kennedy ’40 chose not to build on these successes...
...There's a hurricane watch for Tropical Storm Ernesto. That's the name: Ernesto. See, even the hurricanes are getting smarter. They know a Hispanic hurricane has a better chance of getting into the country." --JAY LENO...
...little train that couldn't." DAVID RUDDUCK, American Red Cross spokesman, on tropical storm Ernesto, which hit Florida with weaker-than-expected force last week...
...Year After Katrina Recovery continues, storms brew As President Bush prepared to mark this week's first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a visit to the still scarred Gulf Coast, menacing storms named Debby and Ernesto whirled...