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...Connecticut, and Villanova University - the other three teams that made the Final Four - will likely have a nice time in spruced-up Detroit. But it's a stretch, Zimbalist says, to figure they'll suddenly think of Detroit as a repeat destination - and even more of a stretch to hope that television viewers will be impressed. "People aren't going to sit there and think, 'Oh my God, I'm going to Detroit for my next vacation,'" says Zimbalist. "Corporate executives aren't going to say, 'I need to open an office in Detroit...
...decision came at a pregnant moment in what has become one of the defining legal battles of our time. It offers hope to supporters of gay marriage just when they were feeling lowest. Last year's ruling by the California Supreme Court issued a broad new justification for gay marriage - the Republican-dominated court declared forcefully that California may not discriminate against gays in any way, giving the ruling more legal force and sweep than any decision of its kind ever has. Thousands of couples flocked to clerk's offices to be wed. Months later, in November, however, that jubilation...
...said. “Obviously, I wouldn’t choose to retire if I knew my position is secure.”Baiter and Kaufman handed in their forms indicating their decisions to take the package—their last day of work will be June 30. Baiter hopes to tutor, and Kaufman—eight years shy of retirement age and much too young to stop working, he said—wants to work at a gourmet food or liquor store.“I’m not going to be a bag lady...
...Administration nominees that, amid the committee's larger concerns, it has questioned items as small as $14 on their returns. As a result, sources say, the White House has stepped up its own vetting process - slowing everything down even further. (Read "Tim Geithner's Hiring! And His Critics Hope It's Soon...
...days later, and that would be it. It wouldn't be the public torture that is going on today." (Both sources - like pretty much everyone else interviewed for this story - insisted on anonymity, citing the sensitivity the issue has engendered.) (See pictures of Barack Obama's nation of hope...