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...principal's wishes. Those who have POA must now keep records and account for every penny, which was not a requirement under the previous law, says Louis Pierro, an elder-law and estate-planning attorney in New York, adding, "The new law makes it easier to bring a civil suit against an agent who has acted inappropriately...
...rule. Even the 2004 manners bible, Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition, gives the go-ahead for wearing white after Labor Day. Which may explain why some who abide by the custom themselves are now willing to compromise. Scheips, for one, "would never be caught dead wearing a white suit after Labor Day." But neither does he completely write off those who do. "I'm sure the Queen of England at Christmastime puts on white ermine once in a while. So if it's good enough for her, it's good enough for everybody else, right?" he says...
...flair when it comes to fashion: from a jacket made with her husband's old ties cut and sewn at the cuffs and hemline; to a hemp sackskirt of her own design. When she and her husband cast their votes on Aug. 26, he wore a suit, she wore jeans. (See the fashion looks of Michelle Obama...
...scrutiny of Letizia's fashion sense began with the announcement, in November 2003, of her engagement to Felipe de Borbon, heir to the Spanish throne (press opinion on the white Armani suit she wore for the occasion was divided, but the suit reportedly sold out of Spanish stores within days). Once they married in 2004 and she became a princess, Letizia frequently chose sober suits in neutral colors and evening gowns (see one forest green number worn to a 2006 state dinner for Vladimir Putin) that made her look like a very expensively upholstered sofa. But even at the beginning...
...Japan - Senators Mike Mansfield and Howard Baker, former Vice-President Walter Mondale and Speaker of the House Tom Foley. The pattern was broken when Baker retired after George W. Bush's first term, and the President appointed Tom Schieffer, a friend and business partner from Texas; Obama has followed suit with the appointment of John Roos, a lawyer and Democratic fundraiser from Los Angeles...