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...aftermath of Benafsha's death, investigators from the Afghan rights commission said the presiding Italian commander contacted them to inquire how compensation could be made. Past settlements have averaged about $2,000, distributed through the Afghan government. In a rare gesture, the commander himself later traveled by helicopter to Benafsha's village in Farah where they say he offered her family several thousand dollars. The family refused to accept the money up front. But when it was agreed the funds would go toward building a school in Benafsha's honor, they relented...
...parents and I were desperate to find a well-run supported-living situation for Noah, but they're rare. When the state launched Community Care, numerous for-profit companies sprang up to house the developmentally disabled, each of whom is entitled to many thousands of dollars a year in state funding. The companies that have succeeded tend to work with higher-functioning autistic or developmentally disabled adults, those who pose little risk to themselves or others. Other companies are alleged to be providing inadequate care or even in some cases abusing clients. (See six tips for traveling with an autistic...
...then there are weekends where we're always together. He is traveling today, but he was gone overnight, and it's rare that he's gone overnight. It's just really rare, because he can go and do whatever he has to do and be back. The same thing for me. It's rare that, if I travel during the day, that I'm not back before dinner, because when you have Air Force One, you can do that. [Laughter...
...five-hour drive away. Then it was the U.S. Senate. There was the campaign in between there. The U.S. Senate is in Washington, D.C. - well, I'm telling you the obvious - and on and on and on. It's been all of their lives that it's rare to have Dad at home for dinner, to see him in the mornings before you go to school, to have him there when you go to bed at night, to just be able to have the casual conversations that happen about life at dinnertime...
...minister and prime minister before becoming president in 2003. He was re-elected to the five-year office last year. The Czech president is no stranger to controversy. A dogged critic of all things E.U., Klaus most recently likened the bloc to the Soviet Union. He is also a rare yet prominent global warming doubter - he does not believe that climate change is caused by man and has called costly measures to curb it a waste. (See pictures of Victory Day in Russia...