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There is a long history of gale winds and frost on Inauguration Day, often inside the White House itself. Andrew Johnson turned up drunk for Lincoln's second Inaugural; Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt barely spoke on their way to the Capitol, and Ike refused to have coffee with Truman. The Clintons, true to form, were nearly half an hour late to meet the elder Bushes at the White House in 1993. This time they had a few minutes to kill, so the First Couple enjoyed one last dance in the White House foyer while they waited for the Bushes...
...couple took pains not to alienate Wecker, entitled by California law to rescind the placement for any reason within 90 days. Still, the Allens became uneasy when Wecker hinted she wanted money from them to finance her divorce. Wecker says she was developing doubts about the Allens because Johnson told her that they had bounced a $4,000 check...
...says she found the Angel Heart adoption agency, run by Tina Johnson in San Diego, through the Yellow Pages. As a so-called adoption facilitator, Johnson makes money by matching parents who crave a child with mothers who can provide one. States regulate adoption differently, but 47 of them permit "private" adoptions, in which intermediaries, often specialist lawyers, put children needing homes together with prospective parents, who must still undergo a thorough government investigation...
...Johnson needed no license or qualifications to be a facilitator in California--only clients with money. Several couples replied to her Internet ad featuring the Wecker twins, but it was Vickie and Richard Allen of San Bernardino, Calif., who won the human lottery. They have an adopted son and wanted to complete their family. Vickie, a bookkeeper, sold the diamond from her engagement ring to help raise the $6,000 Johnson demanded. In October the couple signed a "placement agreement" with Wecker and filed it with the state to start the six-month check of the Allens' suitability. None...
...time off for volunteer work and helping staff members find volunteer opportunities in their communities via a central corporate database. "Anytime you can offer a benefit that is important to your employees you will have an edge over the competition--especially in a competitive field like ours," says Cynthia Johnson, vice president of public affairs in charge of Agilent's philanthropic efforts. "If employees feel good about us as a company, which is what we hear, they will be happier at work and ultimately do a better...