Word: raffo
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...surprised by the results of the first trial but are nevertheless combative. "This verdict demonstrates that the president will not receive a free and fair trial. The court can do what it likes, but Peruvians will be the final jurors and they will vindicate him," said Rep. Carlos Raffo, a member of a pro-Fujimori congressional caucus. Fujimori's opponents, however, see the ex-president's courtroom behavior as evidence that he is still desperately trying to regain power...
...preparation for her Senior-Prom night, Leah Lott performed the traditional rituals: she got her nails done, she had her sister do her makeup, and she even took a trip to the spray-tanning parlor. Later that evening, she and her boyfriend, Chris Raffo, took pictures at his parents' house. But instead of joining the rest of her classmates at Pearl River Central High School, in Carriere, Miss., for their last big hurrah, Lott and Raffo dined in an Italian restaurant and drove to New Orleans for a quiet evening in the French Quarter. Lott, 18, had desperately wanted...
...older. Dehnicke says he consults the parents of any student who wants to bring a date older than 20 to the prom. "If the parents are comfortable with it, I say O.K." Such a policy would have let Lott celebrate her big night with her schoolmates. Lott's and Raffo's parents asked the school board to let their kids attend the dance together. "His intention isn't to drink or bring drugs to the prom," says Nancy Raffo of her son, who is scheduled to be deployed to Iraq in September. The board wouldn't budge, though Chris offered...
...said sophomore guard Lindsay Hallion, who herself has tallied double digits in points in the last two games. “We all know we can play and play well. It’s going to show.” The Terriers are led by sophomore Cheri Raffo, who in back-to-back games has averaged a team season-high 20 points. Despite everything working against the squad, the Crimson knows that a win against a crosstown rival could change the course of the season, just in time for the start of Ivy play. And it would help erase...
Woolman and Rangel said many of the workers converse with students in Spanish or Portuguese, and after the meeting on Monday, Raffo issued a letter that told staff to “feel free to respond and converse” with students who begin conversations in languages other than English...