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...current obsession is the town of Batumi, which is developing at a speed that would make China blush. John Steinbeck called Batumi a "very pleasant little tropical city" after a 1948 visit there, but he would not recognize it now. There's a water park and countless neon-lit fountains that burble in sync with songs like "Pretty Woman" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow." The town centerpiece is a long promenade with 800 palm trees, sleek benches designed in Valencia, Spain, and an artificial river lit neon blue. Working through the night, workers built the place in three months. Construction...
...Administration and the insurance lobby and set the stage for an ugly and very public war over the shape of the final measure. "I feel completely misled," said the Senate aide who was on the call. "There are a couple of things you have to have in this town, and your good name is one of them...
...very much. One day, my driver returned with the same amount of money I had given him. He told me Ben and his wife Virginia (below) had refused to let him pay. They told him, "Bill Cosby eats for free." I tried again the next time I was in town, but Virginia recognized my order and again refused to take my money. After Barack Obama visited earlier this year, a sign went up: BILL COSBY AND PRESIDENT OBAMA ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO EAT HERE FOR FREE. I joked with Ben that Obama hadn't earned the right. Soon after...
...book fair in New York City] was all over town,” she said. “I wanted a center and a heart to the festival...one that has an outdoor component...
There's a new King and Queen in town, check...