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...Bennett fail to disclose $430 million--more than double last year's net income--that would never be collected (believed to be the result of hedge-fund clients who didn't pay up after bad trades), but he also went ahead with the IPO even though his top lieutenant, Santo Maggio, was under investigation by the SEC in connection with a stock-manipulation scheme that had driven software firm Sedona into the ground. Refco disclosed the investigation when it went public, saying the case would be resolved. But it never was, raising questions as to whether the IPO should have...
...said he will not attend beatifications, which are a step before canonization). However, he clearly regards John Paul as a special case for sainthood and not just because of his own admiration. In the days before his election, the then Cardinal not only heard the cries of "Santo Giovanni Paolo" ringing over St. Peter's Square but also reportedly saw a petition by a substantial number of his peers asking that John Paul's "cause" proceed without the usual five-year wait. Thus Vatican watchers regard the exemption--which Benedict announced personally, in Latin, to roars of approval from...
...Dennis M. Hogan, Chaz Kelsh, Claire Moses, Beth Pedersen, Joseph R. Santo, and Michael Skocpol contributed to the reporting of this story. —Staff writer Samuel C. Scott can be reached at sscott@fas.harvard.edu...
...when I bumped into him this afternoon as he hurried out of an office on the Borgo Santo Spirito just off of St. Peter's Square, Scola flashed a warm smile. He wasn't wearing any of his Cardinal scarlet robes, just a simple black suit and clerical collar, but I recognized him right away by his reddish complexion and burly figure - a bespectacled version of American character actor Brian Denehey. Though an aide tried to shoo me away, I was able to ask Scola how the week was going so far. "Excellent!" he said with what seemed like authentic...
...outside the multitudes watched, on immense TV screens, the movement of the plain cypress coffin, a fitting last gesture by a Pope who understood so well how much images matter. Priests poured into the crowds to administer Communion, and over their heads, the flags sailed and swooped. Banners proclaimed SANTO SUBITO, Sainthood Now, and already reports were spreading of miraculous healings by the Pope last week. "The Cardinals have seen this outpouring, and it adds to the weight of their responsibility. It says that we need to find someone inspiring," said a Vatican official. "The people want someone who will...