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...only bidder left in an auction that began 15 months ago when Italy's Economy Ministry put its 49.9% of the debt-saddled company on the auction block. Air France Chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta pulled out after Alitalia union representatives arrived at the table with brand new 11th hour terms after all sides had worked for weeks on a standing framework that included layoffs of around 2,100 and the closing of Alitalia's cargo division. The talks, of course, collapsed...
Nevertheless, it's a fragile, polarized democracy--one that Sánchez feels requires constant vigilance. He works 16-hour days to monitor democracy in Venezuela and stability outside it, and recently led about 400 classmates across the Colombian border, calling for peace during a diplomatic meltdown between the feuding neighbors. Sánchez says that while his movement has "taken away [his] youth," it can be an example to the rest of Latin America. "Youths in any nation, I believe, can do the same," he says. "They can make history...
...Barack Obama to U.S. policy toward dictators. Yepsen, a columnist for The Des Moines Register, hosted Richardson as part of his study group on “Picking Presidents,” which was moved from its usual location to accommodate the larger crowd. Richardson arrived over a half hour late for the talk, slated to start at noon, and quickly told listeners that he was going to forgo his scheduled appearance on CNN’s Situation Room to be able to stay longer. Yepsen interviewed Richardson, and then the governor took a handful of questions from audience members...
...Chinese-American experiences in general. With the perspective of an American-born-Chinese, she addresses with shrewdness and insight the historical and social dynamics of the Chinese in America. One chapter is devoted entirely to a Chinese family Lee knew, whose only viable professional option was the 24-hour, 364-day per year Chinese restaurant business, the strain of which leads to the family almost disintegrating. Another chapter, with a backbone of interview comments, recounts the story of Michael, an illegal Fujianese immigrant who risked his life to travel to the United States to support his family. He eventually went...
...hour later, as Perez Hilton introduces Chester French, I venture backstage one last time. I ask Drummey if he’s nervous. He responds “Fuck no” before pushing past me with the rest of the band. Despite a former plan to just “have fun” and “be less antagonistic to the audience” during this performance, Wallach takes the stage with a vengeance. Attempting to sell his songs and win over the crowd using the same force of will and energy that landed him in front...