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Georges Pompidou had his controversial cultural center. Jacques Chirac got his showcase of indigenous art. And in between François Mitterrand left his imprint on Paris with a veritable building binge that included the Louvre pyramid, Bastille Opera, and Arch at la Défense. Given the grand construction legacies of his predecessors, is there anything unusual about current French President Nicolas Sarkozy's effort to create a new museum dedicated to French history...
...slumping economy in 1963. At the time, Kennedy "said to the Congress, You pass it, I'll sign it," Oberstar recalled on a recent morning in his Capitol Hill office. The only problem was, the infrastructure system wasn't set up for quick infusions of cash. The City of Grand Rapids, Minn., for example, asked for a modern water-treatment facility. "We said, 'Fine, we'll give you a grant.' It took them two years to get the thing under way," Oberstar says with a chuckle...
Earlier this week, Litt decided to delay bringing the Madoff indictment in front of a grand jury. Observers say he will use his additional time to investigate who else may have been involved in the crime. Those who know Litt say he will dig deep into the evidence to determine who else was complicit in the fraud...
...prosecutors just delayed for a couple more weeks bringing the Madoff case to a grand jury. They undoubtedly are looking into other people, and I'm sure they are planning to use their extra time to investigate others connected to Madoff and the fraud...
Above the front windows of Motown Records' Detroit headquarters was a sign that read "Hitsville U.S.A." Placed there by Motown founder Berry Gordy soon after his company moved into the modest home at 2648 W. Grand Blvd, the sign demonstrated Gordy's blazing - and at the time, unearned - arrogance. Then the slogan came true...