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...official story of how health-care reform was conceived in Massachusetts could hardly have been less inspiring--or promising. In the earliest days after Mitt Romney's election in 2002, goes the tale, the new Governor of Massachusetts sat down in his office with his old friend Tom Stemberg, founder of the Staples office-supply chain. "There are lots of things you can do to make this state better," Stemberg told him. "But if you really want to make a difference in the long term, you should fix the health-care system." Romney did not exactly jump at the prospect...
...canal expands and Americans continue to move to Panama for cheaper living. "It's important that the poor children get this money and equally important that our legal system stop tarnishing itself," says a respected Lucom pal who requested anonymity because he's also an Arias-family friend. Infante calls Lehman's charges that he's trying to buy a favorable ruling "slanderous" and accuses Lehman of conflicts of interest, like not initially disclosing a $500,000 debt he owes a Lucom firm...
Several years ago, noted baritone and TIME subscriber Robert Goulet wrote a fan letter--on gold-embossed stationery--to my friend and fellow writer Joel Stein. Soon after, a trip to Las Vegas was booked, with Joel graciously bringing me along to dine with Robert and his wife Vera beneath Picassos at the Bellagio. There were stories about Richard Burton and Ed Sullivan, choruses of Camelot and a few empty bottles. More Goulet dinners followed, each one unforgettable in its own way. Robert was famous for almost 50 years. He got the best tables and told great stories about people...
...friend of a friend of mine is a member of al-Qaeda involved in a bombing in Bali.' KUNIO HATOYAMA, Japanese Justice Minister, who said the alleged terrorist had repeatedly entered Japan using "different passports and mustaches" in remarks defending a controversial proposal to fingerprint foreign visitors. He later clarified his statement, saying he did not know the man personally...
...Because Prince Harry and a friend were both in the area at the time, the police have been in contact with them and asked them if they had any information that could help," the official told TIME. "Unfortunately, they had no knowledge of the alleged incident...