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...fires ebbed late last week, French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy promised more money for prevention and a special conference on the issue. Helene Véret has heard such earnest declarations before. The last big blaze to ravage their place, in 1990, turned a beloved 300-year-old umbrella pine into a stump. The Vérets made the best of it, using it as a natural bench for taking in the stunning view of the coast. This fire obliterated even the stump. The Vérets take no comfort in knowing that the view won't be what...
...accountable." Coca-Cola denied any responsibility for the violence. "We and our bottling partners operate in accordance with local laws, and contribute to the communities we serve," the company said in a statement. The assassination of union members is not uncommon in Colombia: according to cut, the country's umbrella union, 42 members of labor movements have been killed so far this year, most by suspected paramilitaries...
...accountable." Coca-Cola denied any responsibility for the violence. "We and our bottling partners operate in accordance with local laws, and contribute to the communities we serve," the company said in a statement. The assassination of union members is not uncommon in Colombia: according to cut, the country's umbrella union, 42 members of labor movements have been killed so far this year, most by suspected paramilitaries. - By Ruth Morris/Bogot...
...arraigned at Manhattan's federal courthouse on charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice. She may have been spared the perp walk, but the sight of Martha in such imperfect circumstances was a shock - the only visible touch of the domestic goddess of old being the spotless white umbrella held above her head...
...declare her innocence and being charged with securities fraud or face indictment unless she agrees to jail time? Martha deserves much of what's she's gotten. But has she behaved more arrogantly than Citigroup's Sandy Weill and Jack Grubman, or bankrupted her company buying $15,000 umbrella stands? Does she deserve to be hung in the town square for lying about trading on information men have been exchanging on the back nine for years...