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Fabled as the Shangri-la of fugitive Nazis, Argentina found itself dealing with old ghosts when it was revealed that a Holocaust-denying bishop, suddenly controversial in the Catholic Church, was living in the country. Richard Williamson had been living in a secluded seminary in the outskirts of Buenos Aires for five years when an international uproar erupted over the decision by Pope Benedict XVI to lift an excommunication order imposed upon him by the late Pope John Paul II. And so Argentina, already dealing with a worrisome resurgence of anti-Semitism, has decided to deport the prelate...
...event—and forget about any American classics. Anything opposing or threatening to the regime is censored. A similar irony that is greatly damaging for the “champion” of democracy who visited Harvard is the venue for the fair. The event took place in La Cabaña, an 18th century Spanish colonial fortress that overlooks Havana. However, in recent history it is more famous for its role in the Cuban revolution as the location of severe human rights abuses. Here, the nefarious Ernesto “Che” Guevara held daily executions...
...Sang the Puerto Rican anthem "La Borinquena," at the ceremony where he was sworn in to serve on the New York City Council...
...Then there's the challenge of filling rooms, both new and old. The Wall Street meltdown has reduced visits by big-spending bankers, mainstays of the luxury-hotel business. So far, Shangri-La is avoiding widespread discounting of room rates to protect its image. "If you look at all the top brands in the world at the high end - the Louis Vuittons, the Rolls-Royces - they never discount," says Greg Dogan, Shangri-La's chief operating officer. Instead, Shangri-La is targeting new customers, including corporations that might benefit from government stimulus packages, like construction companies, or are recession-resistant...
Donna Butts, executive director of Generations United, an intergenerational advocacy group based in Washington, says it's a good idea to create an approximate timetable for achieving specific goals ( la "get a job," "move...