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...Born on Long Island, Rattner graduated from Brown University in 1974 and worked as an assistant to James Reston, the legendary New York Times columnist. Soon, Rattner was himself a full-fledged Times reporter on the energy beat. He also became close friends with Arthur Sulzberger, whose family controlled the New York Times and who worked as a reporter in the papers' Washington bureau at the same time as Rattner...
South American Safaris. International Expeditions is offering up to $1,200 off regular rates on their Amazon River and Galapagos Island trips. The 10-day Amazon Voyage takes you along 445 miles of the river aboard a 28-passenger riverboat, with promised sightings of river dolphins, sloths, giant otters and capybaras. Also included: jungle walks, piranha fishing and visits to local villages. If you book the June 26 or July 17 trip you can save $1,000 per person. Prices for adults, with discount, start at $2,048 per person, including most meals and local transportation; prices for kids ages...
Retrace a few of Charles Darwin's steps - 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the naturalist's birth - on International Expeditions's 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands. You'll spot iguanas, giant tortoises and penguins. You'll hike up ancient volcanoes, snorkel with sea lions and visit the Charles Darwin Research Center. Your 32-passenger ship's small size means it can visit islands like Genovesa (Tower) Island, which boasts one of the most diverse bird populations in the Galapagos. Book the May 15, May 29, June 5 or June 26 Galapagos trips...
...European and NATO officials attempting to smash the pirate networks - the shipping companies' business-as-usual approach works against military strategy. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said as much, when he appealed to companies to stop paying ransoms, during a speech at the naval war college in Newport, Rhode Island on Friday. "Clearly, if they didn't pay the ransoms, we would be in a stronger position," he said...
...instruments and over-leveraged practices that became common in the rest of the world. While Salame took office before President Suleiman came to power, the validation of his banking policies are adding further shine to the reputations of the country's non-partisan officials. Suddenly, Lebanon feels like an island of stability in a world upside down...