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That Prince is a lawyer who has functioned as Weill's Mr. Fix-It says a lot about financial institutions these days. Citi is still stinging from a string of ethical lapses related to its financing of Enron and to the tainted stock research of former telecom analyst Jack Grubman that helped feed the stock-market bubble. There's also plenty of skepticism, even inside the firm, that Prince is anything more than a seat warmer to get through this turbulent period. A quiet man and a consummate insider, Prince also faces a personal challenge: he will have to step...
...about a lot of families: Bryant's and his accuser's and those of the kids who have seen the star as Mr. Nice Guy. A caller to the New York City sports radio station WFAN sounded heartbroken when he said he now had to take away his son's favorite item of sports apparel: his Kobe Bryant No. 8 jersey...
...Japanese military buff is rifling through a neat row of U.S. Army field shirts. "From the Vietnam War," he enthuses, wide-eyed over the frayed and faded garments. "All genuine." The market-stall's proprietor, however, is more guarded than giddy. Dabbing his face with a handkerchief, a flustered Mr. Udom isn't keen on strangers asking about his traffic in military surplus. He's delighted to talk prices (700 baht, which is $17, for said field shirts; 1,000 baht for a U.S. Air Force flight suit), but where he gets all the merchandise from, that's strictly confidential...
...Although we all have a priori beliefs on a matter of this seriousness, the truth is that at this moment it is impossible to asess accurately who is the victim, Mr. Bryant or his accuser. Because of that, the same privacy standard must apply to both parties, which means that if Mr. Bryant has to face the public, so must his accuser. This may not be a perfect solution, but it is the only fair one.br> Armando Santiago Mexico...
...Party] could not succeed without my funding," he says. "He wants to ban me from political life." Uzan even claims he feels his life is in danger because of political enemies. Adjusting his spotless white cuffs, he says: "What happened to freedom, the European Union? What happened to democracy, Mr. Erdogan?" For the Uzans, enemies have always come with the territory. The family faces scores of civil and criminal lawsuits at home, ranging from extortion to fraud. Siemens, Saatchi & Saatchi and Mark Mobius, the mutual-fund manager, have all alleged they were scammed by the Uzans. The Motorola and Nokia...