Word: francisco
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...Thanksgiving Break is but a distant ship on the horizon, summer thoughts naturally begin to consume my mind. But rather than reliving the debaucherous Fourth, I return to that remarkably unremarkable day—July 5th—that I made exceptional with a group of friends in San Francisco, my summer home...
...everyone has such patience. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, whose office has officiated over marriage ceremonies for thousands of gays since the California Supreme Court decision, told TIME recently that he thinks the outcome of the marriage vote will impact far more than just who can marry and who can't. "We're going to have a chance to find out whether America, and California, is ready for the change embodied in Barack Obama's campaign," said Newsom. "Or does it simply stop with him?" The country will know soon enough...
Permission to Dodge the Line. Southwest Airlines will offer "Fly By" priority lanes through security for Business Select and Rapid Reward A-List customers starting Oct. 17. Passengers at Baltimore/Washington International, Dallas Love Field, Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Orange County John Wayne, Denver International, San Francisco International and Los Angeles International should look for the orange and blue Southwest Fly By lane sign in the security area and present your boarding pass or A-List card to gain access to the special screening fast-lane. The program will roll out to other airports starting in November...
Home-Field Advantage. Clear, the company that pre-screens subscribers and gives them fast access through security in 18 U.S. airports, including Logan, JFK and Los Angeles International, has extended its service to select sports stadiums. Fans of the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos can now sign up with Clear and get fast-pass access to their stadiums. To get a Clear card, customers pay $128 a year and submit to a one-time security screening, which includes iris and fingerprint images. It's a little Big Brother, but if you're the impatient sort...
...Nuremberg trials. Italy took justice into its own hands by executing Mussolini and hanging him upside down in Milan's Piazzale Loreto. France prosecuted its Vichy collaborators in a series of contentious trials that stretched into the 1990s. On Oct. 16, it was finally Spain's turn. Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died 33 years ago, but it was only this week that Judge Baltasar Garzón of the National Court declared him and his cronies guilty of crimes against humanity and authorized a long-awaited investigation into their misdeeds...