Word: stay
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...those eager to stay close to the convention area, one option is Bugatti in the Omni Hotel, which offers decent, if second-rate, Italian food in a comfortable setting. Far better is Nikolai's Roof, atop the Atlanta Hilton. Despite an annoying 6:30 and 9:30 seating policy and an altogether corny menu recitation, the sparkling little supper club offers winy hot borscht, herbed rack of lamb, roasted guinea hen in a lemony olive sauce and a gently sweet banana-almond souffle. Asked why there was not more Russian food on the menu, the waiter answered, "The Czar Nikolai...
...Kennedy family's bidding. He declared that the vice presidency was a worthless job compared with being Senate leader, related the sad tenure of "Cactus Jack" Garner, who had called the office nothing more than a "pitcher of warm spit," and said Speaker Sam Rayburn had told him to stay far away from it. If he could not be President, he would stay in the Senate, Johnson had told me with such rage and finality -- his nose an inch from mine -- that I chalked...
...soldiers have been fighting back -- with much of the action flashing on television screens around the world. Although the violence has been largely limited to the West Bank and Gaza, many potential tourists see a country clouded by tear gas and moral ambiguities and are choosing to stay away. Tourism since April is 24% lower than in the same quarter last year. Hundreds of charter flights have been scrubbed and the Nabucco extravaganza canceled; hotels stand half empty. If the trend continues, Israel could lose $300 million this year of the $1.5 billion it earns from tourism...
American tourists who defy the alarms are sometimes viewed at home as mad adventurers. "When I told my friends we were going to Israel, they said, 'What! Are you crazy?' " says Florida Dentist Selden Schwartzberg. "They're the ones who are crazy -- for staying at home." To date there have been no reports of injuries to tourists, and the Schwartzbergs are confident that their guide will keep them away from the trouble spots. "I've seen more crime in Hollywood, Fla., than I have seen in all of Israel," says Maureen. "American Jews should be ashamed to stay away...
While some of the homeless protesters will stay around Boston, others, like Robin Moore, may be moving...