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House votes to repeal Obama’s health care law
Thursday, January 20, 2011
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan.
19, 2011, to discuss the upcoming voteto repeal the health care bill.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)- Read Page A5
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Giffords able
RIGHTS
to stand up as
she readies
for rehab
OF
WAY
By SUSAN MONTOYA
BRYAN
MARILYNN MARCHIONE,
Associated Press
TUCSON, Ariz. – Less than
two weeks after surviving
a bullet through the brain,
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
stood up and looked out
the window of her hospital
room Wednesday as she
prepares to move to Houston
to begin an arduous journey
of intensive mental and
President Barack Obama and China’s President
physical rehabilitation.
Hu Jintao arrive for their joint news conference,
Hospital spokeswoman Janet
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of
Stark said Giffords was able
the White House in Washington.
to stand on her feet with
Associated Press
assistance from medical
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staff Wednesday in another
significant milestone in her
Tunisia calms as govt. rejects old guard
recovery. The next step is
extensive rehabilitation in
which she will have to relearn HADEEL AL-SHALCHI Abidine Ben Ali stop clinging to power. this moderate Muslim nation on the
how to think and plan. It’s Associated Press Later, about 30 youths in the capital Mediterranean Sea, popular among
unclear if she is able to speak TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s new broke a curfew and set up camp near European tourists and seen as an ally in
or how well she can see. And government said it has freed all the the heavily guarded Interior Ministry, the West’s fight against terrorism.
while she is moving both country’s political prisoners and also bringing mats, food and water for an Some 33 members of Ben Ali’s family
arms and legs, it’s uncertain moved to track down assets stashed overnight sit-in. Police didn’t bother have so far been taken into custody
how much strength she has overseas by its deposed president and them. while trying to leave the country, as was
on her right side. his widely disliked family. In recent days, police had fired tear gas the Senate president, national TV said.
Her swift transition from Tensions on the streets appeared to be and clubbed protesters. Ben Ali’s longtime prime minister,
an intensive care unit to a calming Wednesday as the administration The U.N. said more than 100 people Mohamed Ghannouchi, kept his post and
rehab center is based on the tried to show it was distancing itself have died in the unrest that surrounded is trying to convince Tunisians a new era
latest research, which shows from the old guard. Ben Ali’s ouster. has arrived — even if the composition of
the sooner rehab starts, the Hundreds of protesters led a rally in He fled to Saudi Arabia on Friday after the interim government has many faces
better patients recover. central Tunis demanding that former 23 years in power, and a caretaker from the old guard.
Continued on Next Page allies of deposed President Zine El government is now struggling to calm Continued on Page A14
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
with constituents outside a hospital is now no longer the Reid Thompson, neurosurgery
grocery store in Tucson. She best place for Giffords. chief at Vanderbilt University
remains in serious condition. “When she’s medically stable, in Nashville.
Her recovery has amazed there’s really no reason to “The rehab is going to be
her family and impressed keep her there,” where she pretty intense for her, both
her doctors, who say she is could get infections and other cognitively and physically,”
improving every day. complications long known because she’ll need to recover
Over the weekend, Giffords to plague patients with long frontal lobe functions,
was weaned off the ventilator hospital stays, said Dr. Steve Thompson said. “She’s going
and had her breathing tube Williams, rehab chief at to have to relearn how to
replaced with a tracheotomy Boston Medical Center and think, plan, organize.”
tube in her windpipe. Doctors the Boston University School A penetrating brain injury
also inserted a feeding tube to of Medicine. like a bullet wound leaves
boost her calorie intake and “Over the last five to 10 years, a specific path of damage.
repaired her right eye socket, there has been a big push Giffords’ wound path appears
which was damaged by the to getting patients rapidly to be below the motor cortex,
Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, talks about his bullet. Since being taken off to rehab,” because research which controls movement,
life with Gabby Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 at the University Medical
sedation, Giffords has been shows they recover faster but may include an area
Center in Tucson, Az.
alert and opening her eyes and better the earlier therapy controlling speech, Williams
(AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Tom Tingle)
more often. She also started starts, he said. said. He is not involved in
GIFFORD congressional office. The staff rigorous physical therapy, Giffords will likely be moved Giffords’ care and based his
Continued from Front Page at University Medical Center dangling her legs over her to Houston by Medevac jet, comments on diagrams and
Giffords’ family hopes to move in Tucson “has stabilized her bedside to exercise her Williams said, and there is reports of her injury that have
the Arizona congresswoman to the point of being ready muscles and sitting in a chair little risk of a brain injury been made public so far.
on Friday to TIRR Memorial to move to the rehabilitation for periods at a time. Kelly from flying. Since part of her “One of the questions is
Hermann hospital in Houston, phase.” Dr. John Holcomb, told ABC in an interview that skull has been removed, there whether she’ll be able to
where her husband lives and retired Army colonel and a she gave him a neck rub. is less pressure on the brain, speak,” Williams said.
works as an astronaut. The trauma surgeon at the Houston Still, the extent of her injuries and there has been no problem Giffords has a breathing tube
exact day of the move will hospital, praised the care and long-term prognosis won’t with swelling during her now, and even if this impedes
depend on her health. she received in Tucson and be known for some time. recovery. During rehab, she her speech, she might be able
“I am extremely hopeful at the said Giffords would “move The gunman shot 18 other will probably wear a helmet. to mouth words.
signs of recovery that my wife quickly toward a tailored and people, killing six and Once she arrives in Houston, “That would be a good
has made since the shooting,” comprehensive rehab plan.” wounding 12. All survivors doctors will do a complete indication that she at least
Mark Kelly said in a statement Giffords was shot in the have been released from assessment of what Giffords is able to express herself,”
released by Giffords’ forehead Jan. 8 while meeting hospitals, and doctors say the can and cannot do, said Dr. Williams said. q
U.S. NEWS A3
Thursday, January 20, 2011
With Obama, Hu concedes China’s rights need help
By BEN FELLER, China’s rise, and the two House said that it was.
AP White House Correspondent men shared some unexpected When prodded a second time,
WASHINGTON – In a laughs. Hu defended his country’s
rare concession on a highly The Chinese president was promotion of human rights.
sensitive issue, Chinese treated lavishly, granted the But then he added that China
President Hu Jintao used honor of the third state dinner is enduring challenges as
his White House visit on of Obama’s presidency. He it develops and “a lot still
Wednesday to acknowledge was welcomed in the morning needs to be done in China in
“a lot still needs to be done” to the sounds of military bands terms of human rights.” He
to improve human rights in his and the smiles of children said China stood to gain from
nation accused of repressing on the South Lawn; he was other countries’ input, saying:
its people. President Barack capping the evening at a black- “We’re also willing to learn.”
Obama pushed China to adopt tie White House gala of jazz For his part, Obama had
fundamental freedoms but musicians and all-American to find a balance, standing
assured Hu the U.S. considers food. up for freedoms while not
the communist nation a friend Eager to show progress, overstepping Hu during the President Barack Obama gestures during his joint news conference
and vital economic partner. particularly with the uncommon honor of a state with China’s President Hu Jintao, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in
Hu’s comments met with unemployment weighing visit. Obama said his nation’s the East Room of the White House in Washington.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
immediate skepticism from down his country, Obama said relationship with China is
human rights advocates, who the nations sealed business bettering the world’s economy comments on human rights said.
dismissed them as words deals that would mean $45 and security, and that it cannot were a minor concession White House officials said
backed by no real history billion in U.S. exports and stop over “tension” about to U.S. concerns. “They Hu, privately to Obama,
of action. Hu contended his create roughly 235,000 jobs. human rights fairness. have learned over the years expressed the same sentiment
country has “made enormous The package included moves Pressing for a more cautious that throwing a bone to about China’s need to do
progress” but provided no by China to expand U.S. long view, Obama said: “I the Americans is a pretty more on human rights. They
specifics. investment and curtail theft of want to suggest that there has good way to shut them up,” expressed surprise that Hu
Still, his remarks seemed to intellectual property. been an evolution in China Freeman said. made the statement publicly
hearten and surprise U.S. China’s human rights record over the last 30 years since Sophie Richardson, Asia and while overseas. Chinese
officials, coming during an is poor and worsening, the first normalization over advocacy director for Human leaders have typically argued
elaborate visit that centered with abuses ranging from relations between the United Rights Watch, said China had that how the country handles
on boosting trade and trust censorship to illegal detention States and China. And my issued similar rhetoric before human rights is an internal
between the world’s two of dissidents to executions expectation is that, 30 years but that it added up to little matter.
largest economies. without due process, according from now, we will have seen more than a public relations In private, Obama specifically
More broadly, Hu and to the U.S. government. In a further evolution.” exercise. inquired about the case of
Obama sought to show off a packed news conference — Laced in their comments, Earlier, as Hu’s visit was just Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu
more mature and respectful one designed to underscore however, were reminders that beginning, Obama was blunt Xiaobo, a jailed dissident who
relationship, not the one often the freedom of speech on no amount of cooperation about human rights.” History was prevented from attending
defined by disputes over Obama’s home turf — Hu was would trump each country’s shows that societies are more the Dec. 10 prize ceremony
currency, sovereignty and pressed to defend his country’s core interests. harmonious, nations are more in the Norwegian capital.
freedoms. treatment of its people. He Charles Freeman, a China successful, and the world is Obama, who himself won the
Hu said he wanted even closer initially did not answer, saying expert at the Center for more just when the rights and prize last year, did not mention
contact with Obama; Obama he never heard the question Strategic and International responsibilities of all nations Liu in his public comments on
sought again to embrace translated, although the White Studies, said that Hu’s and all people are upheld,” he Wednesday.q
Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with murder
PHILADELPHIA – alive and viable, he said. “I am aware that abortion is weeks.
Prosecutors charged a “My comprehension of a hot-button topic,” he said. Gosnell also faces a charge
Philadelphia abortion doctor the English language “But as district attorney, my of third-degree murder,
with murder on Wednesday, can’t adequately describe job is to carry out the law. stemming from the death of
claiming he killed viable the barbaric nature of Dr. “A doctor who cuts into the a mother who died from an
babies by cutting their spinal Gosnell,” Williams said at a necks severing the spinal overdose of anesthetics, he
cords with scissors after news conference. cords of living, breathing said.
removing them from mothers Williams said he may seek the babies, who would survive The charges follow a year-long
late in their pregnancies. death penalty for Gosnell, 69, with proper medical attention, investigation by a grand jury,
Philadelphia District Attorney who with his associates was is committing murder under whose report was unveiled on
Seth Williams charged Dr. arrested on Wednesday. the law,” he said. Wednesday. The report read,
Kermit Gosnell and nine Gosnell was charged Women who came to the clinic in part: “Although no one 1996 but failed to respond
associates with seven counts with murder, infanticide, were given medication to could place an exact number and did not visit the clinic
of murder involving babies, conspiracy, abortion at 24 or induce delivery, and the viable on the instances, Gosnell’s until February 2010 when
but said hundreds of others more weeks and other charges. babies were killed by Gosnell staff testified that killing it was raided during a drug
likely died in the squalid clinic Pennsylvania law prohibits and his associates, Williams large, late-term babies who investigation.
that Gosnell ran from 1979 to abortion after 24 weeks except said. had been observed breathing The health department did
2010. to save the life of the mother He said Gosnell’s clients, and moving was a regular not immediately respond to a
The defendants face first- or avoid serious health risk to many of whom were poor, occurrence.” request for comment.
degree murder in the cases of her. were charged $325 for a Prosecutors said the state The other defendants face
seven babies for which there is The doctor committed murder first-trimester abortion and Health Department was charges including murder,
substantial evidence, Williams under the law, the prosecutor between $1,625 and $3,000 informed of violations at conspiracy, racketeering and
said. The babies were born said at a news conference. for an illegal abortion after 24 Gosnell’s clinic as early as perjury.q
A4 U.S. NEWS
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Attorney in sex-abuse cases releases list of accused priests
Cardinal Sean O’Malley has pedophile priests is telling especially those associated
failed to release names as he the truth,” Garabedian said with disclosing information
said he would years ago. ahead of a news conference relating to deceased priests
The list includes 18 names with a number of abuse or those accused of a crime,
from the Archdiocese of survivors and members of whose guilt or innocence has
Boston not previously tracked BishopAccountability.org not been established, and the
by BishopAccountability.org, Asked to respond to release serious due process concerns
a Massachusetts-based group of the list, the Archdiocese of this presents,” it said.
that maintains a database of Boston said in a statement it The attorney said he has
accused priests nationwide. is committed to the protection represented more than 750
Most of the names on of children and ensuring that victims against the 117
Garabedian’s list are located “the sexual abuse crisis is members of the list.
in the Boston area. The priest never repeated.” BishopAccountability.org
sex abuse scandal, which has “We remain committed to currently tracks about 3,200
rocked the Roman Catholic augmenting our present policy names of accused priests
BOSTON - A Boston-area the clergy or religious orders church worldwide, first in the area of disclosing compiled over several years
attorney for hundreds of accused of abusing minors. erupted in Boston nearly a additional information about from news reports and public
clients who say they were Mitchell Garabedian said decade ago. credibly accused clergy,” the documents, said founder
abused by priests released he released his list to help “It’s very important to statement said. and co-director Terence
on Wednesday a list of what victims heal and because victims that the truth be told “We continue to evaluate the McKiernan.q
he says are 117 members of the Archdiocese of Boston’s and releasing the names of complexities of this initiative,
Chiesi admits “crossing the line” in Galleon case
NEW YORK – A key defendant in the Galleon to what was an honorable profession,” said Chiesi, asked her to.
hedge fund insider trading case pleaded guilty to 45, who was dressed in a dark pants suit and white Chiesi told the judge that in 2008 and early 2009 she
criminal charges on Wednesday, tearfully admitting blouse. had nonpublic material information on IBM Corp,
to “crossing the line” by leaking information on She added, “I apologize to the court and I take full Advanced Micro Devices and Sun Microsystems
stocks including IBM and Advanced Micro Devices responsibility.” that she shared with her boss at New Castle, who
Inc. Sri Lankan-born Rajaratnam has pleaded not guilty was Mark Kurland, and other people in the hedge
Danielle Chiesi, a former trader with New Castle in a case that federal prosecutors in New York fund industry.
Funds LLC, was arrested on the same day in describe as the biggest probe of insider trading at Chiesi, who cried as her mother, sister and two
October 2009 as Galleon hedge fund founder Raj hedge funds in the United States. The long-running nieces watched the proceeding from the public
Rajaratnam after the government secretly recorded probe also marked the most extensive use of benches, also told the judge that “this guilty plea
telephone conversations between them and others wiretaps in a white-collar criminal case, authorities causes me great pain.”
in a long-running probe of the industry. said. She admitted to three counts of conspiracy to
“I am deeply ashamed by what I did,” Chiesi said Chiesi could serve up to four years in prison under commit securities fraud before U.S. District Judge
during a 30-minute plea proceeding in U.S. District the terms of a plea agreement. Her lawyer, Alan Richard Holwell. The same judge is presiding
Court in New York. Kaufman, said outside the courtroom that Chiesi over the criminal trial of Rajaratnam starting on
“By crossing the line on those occasions, I ruined had not agreed to cooperate with the government February 28.
a 20-year career in my field and brought disrepute in the Galleon probe and that prosecutors had not Continued on Page A6
Rabbi warns Alabama governor
over brotherhood comment
BIRMINGHAM – A Montgomery bus boycott that Bentley was due to issue a
prominent Alabama rabbi in 1955 launched the era’s statement on the matter later
warned new state Governor crusade against segregation. on Wednesday, aides said.
Robert Bentley on Wednesday “It is very important that the Political analysts said state
against using religion as a Governor is a uniting force leaders had worked for
wedge after Bentley said only and does not use religion as a years to overcome the state’s
Christians who were saved wedge to divide Alabamians,” reputation for intolerance
were his brothers and sisters. said Rabbi Jonathan Miller gained because of official
Bentley, a Republican, said of the Temple Emanu-El, opposition to civil rights, and
in a speech the day of his in Birmingham, the state’s they said they feared Bentley’s
inauguration on Monday that largest city. remarks could help revive that here today who do not have makes you and me brother and
people who were not saved “We were troubled by his image. living within them the Holy sister,” he said.
were not his brothers or sisters remarks and the sentiments In remarks quoted by the Spirit,” he said. “If we don’t have the same
because they did not share the they presented,” Miller Birmingham News newspaper, “But if you have been adopted daddy, we’re not brothers
same “Daddy”, a reference to told Reuters, adding that Bentley said: “I was elected as in God’s family like I have and sisters. So anybody here
God. he had sent Bentley a letter a Republican candidate. But and if you’re saved and the today who has not accepted
Bentley was speaking in honor “explaining my concerns and once I became governor. I Holy Spirit lives within you Jesus Christ as their savior,
of slain civil rights leader to introduce him to the Jewish became the governor of all the just like the Holy Spirit lives I’m telling you, you’re not
Martin Luther King at the community in Birmingham.” people. I intend to live up to within me, then you know my brother and you’re not my
church in the state capital from “I appealed to him not to that. I am color blind.” what that makes? It makes sister, and I want to be your
which King led the celebrated divide us,” he said. “There may be some people you and me brothers. And it brother,” he said.q
U.S. NEWS A5
Thursday, January 20, 2011
House votes to repeal Obama’s health care law
By DAVID ESPO, mother, any spouse, any child,
AP Special Correspondent any grandparent met a more
WASHINGTON – Swiftly bureaucratic system than the
honoring a campaign American health insurance
pledge, newly empowered system? There is no more
Republicans pushed bureaucratic system.”
legislation to repeal the Three Democrats voted with
nation’s year-old health care Republicans on the repeal
overhaul through the House measure: Dan Boren of
Wednesday night, brushing Oklahoma, Mike McIntyre
aside implacable opposition of North Carolina and Mike
in the Senate and a veto Ross of Arkansas.
threat from President Barack Senate Majority Leader Harry
Obama. Reid has said the legislation
The 245-189 vote was largely will not see the light of day
along party lines, and cleared there, but the GOP leader,
the way for the second phase Sen. Mitch McConnell of
of the “repeal and replace” Kentucky, said bluntly, “I
promise that victorious assure you we will” have a
Republicans made to the vote on it.
voters last fall. GOP officials The law faces another
said that in the coming months, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, speaks about the upcoming vote to repeal the health challenge, well beyond the
congressional committees care bill, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Rep. Nan Hayworth, reach of Obama’s veto pen.
will propose changes to the R-N.Y., Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Boehner, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy More than half the states have
existing legislation, calling for of Calif., and Rep. Jeb Hensarling R-Texas. filed suits against it, and while
elimination of a requirement (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) some judges have upheld
for individuals to purchase Arizona that left six dead takeover of health care,” said elements of the bill that would the legislation, one recently
coverage, for example, and and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Rep. Sandy Adams of Florida. be wiped out if repeal took ruled it was unconstitutional
recommending curbs on wounded. Rep. Steve Southerland, effect. to require individuals to
medical malpractice lawsuits. But there was no mistaking also of Florida, said the Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., purchase insurance. The
Republicans also intend to try the significance many first- law imposes a crushing tax accused some Republicans Supreme Court is widely
to reverse many of the changes term Republican lawmakers burden on businesses, and of “the height of hypocrisy” expected to have the final
Democrats made to Medicare attached to a day they had long he predicted “1.6 million by voting to repeal a vast word.
Advantage, the private waited for, finally getting a jobs will be lost by 2014 due expansion of health care at the The Obama administration
alternative to the traditional chance to speak and then vote to this mandate” to require same time they had signed up has made a major effort in
government-run health care on the House floor against a many businesses to provide for coverage for their families recent days to emphasize parts
program for seniors. law they had campaigned for coverage for employees. through a government- of the bill that have met with
Like the repeal bill itself, months to repeal. Both Floridians won their seats organized program available public approval, including
these other measures will Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C. by turning out Democratic to lawmakers. one that permits children to
require Senate approval and a said the legislation produced incumbents. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., age 26 to remain on their
presidential signature to take by Obama and congressional “This is not symbolic. said that despite claims parents’ policies if they do
effect, and the prospect is for Democrats was a “job-killing, This is why we were sent of employment loss, the not have on-the-job coverage
months of maneuvering on socialistic” approach to health here,” added Rep. Michelle economy had added jobs in of their own. Democrats also
the issue. care. Rep. Frank Guinta of Bachman, of Minnesota, a each of the past 10 months. argue that repeal would short-
Debate across two days New Hampshire, who defeated third-term conservative with In one of the most animated circuit other changes yet to
leading to the vote was a Democratic incumbent last strong support among tea speeches of two days of take effect, including a ban
markedly restrained, as fall, said it was misguided, party activists. debate, Rep. George Miller, on the insurance industry’s
lawmakers in both political needing repeal. On the short end of the D-Calif., said repeal would practice of denying coverage
parties observed self-imposed “The American people have vote, Democrats challenged return power to insurance or charging sharply higher
vows of civility in the wake soundly, soundly rejected Republican claims and companies. “Has anybody, any premiums on the basis of a pre-
of the shooting rampage in the Democrats’ government highlighted politically popular family in America, any single existing medical condition.q
A6 U.S. NEWS
Thursday, January 20, 2011
U.S. study hopes to increase school efficiency
have particularly hurt school Many reforms and budget
districts because they often cuts have focused on teachers.
depend on property taxes for But authors of the study
their income. hope that the research might
The decimation of local expand the conversation
budgets has raised the to include all inefficient
question of budget reform spending in districts, whether
and cutting, and education has in teaching or administration
been a primary target. or operations.q
WASHINGTON - At a time Ulrich Boser, the lead author which add market-like
when U.S. school districts face of the study and a senior fellow elements to education.
tighter budgets, schools may at the Center for American “The goal should be how
be able to get better results Progress. “We need to start do we get more for what we
if they increase productivity, looking at them together.” spend,” Boser said.
according to a new study. Researchers did not make a The year-long study used 2008
But achieving an increase list ranking the most efficient spending data from the school
GALLEON
in education efficiency may schools but instead created an districts and achievement
Continued from Page A4
require spending less on online database that allows data from the New American
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT
administration and more on comparison of districts by Foundation for the same year
Duke University law professor Samuel Buell, a former lead
teaching. each state, and some major to reach their findings, while
prosecutor in the U.S. Justice Department’s Enron task
The Return on Educational metropolitan districts by factoring in differences such
force, said Chiesi’s plea the 16th out of 24 charged in the
Investment study, conducted national standards. as cost of living and student
Galleon case was unlikely to have a major impact on the trial
by the Center for American The study “highlights district poverty.
strategies of remaining defendants.
Progress, assesses around variation (in efficiency),” The study also showed the
“It might have a mild psychological effect on the defendants
9,000 school districts across said John Podesta, president impact of social disparities.
themselves,” said Buell. “They may think Chiesi had
the nation in terms of student and CEO of the Center for Poor students defined as those
thought she was able to beat this case, and now changed her
achievement as seen on American Progress. “So qualifying for extra subsidies
mind, so that might cause other defendants to second-guess
reading and math proficiency hopefully, people will start in the federal school lunch
themselves.”
tests versus spending. scratching their heads and try program are 12 percent more
The judge said Chiesi signed a plea agreement that includes
It also evaluates to what degree to figure out what’s going on.” likely to be in the country’s
prison sentence guidelines of 37 to 46 months.
improving efficiency would Boser stressed that the least-productive districts.
Prosecutors alleged after her October 16, 2009, arrest that she
increase student achievement. researchers are not suggesting Minorities are twice as likely
made about $4 million in illegal profits, but on Wednesday,
“In education, we think about districts should be spending to be enrolled in a least-
her lawyer said she did not trade for her own account and that
achievement on one side and less or reforms should be productive district.
her eventual forfeiture would be “a very, very low number.”
spending on the other,” said purely those like vouchers Slouching property values
Kaufman, of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, said in a statement
Employment to edge up in U.S. cities in 2011 that Chiesi passed on confidential information to Kurland,
her boss at Castle. Kurland “authorized trades for the hedge
WASHINGTON – Payrolls will grow in almost she told reporters. “We need to make sure we fund. She did not trade for her own account,” Kaufman said.
all U.S. metropolitan areas this year, but the put in place an infrastructure, an economic Sentencing was set for May 13.
gains will be slight, according to a forecast infrastructure, that helps our people get Chiesi was set to go on trial on April 25. She could have faced
from IHS Global Insight, Inc. released by the retrained for jobs of the 21st century.” a maximum possible sentence of 25 years imprisonment if
U.S. Conference of Mayors on Wednesday. Two years ago, the mayors pressed the federal she had gone to trial on charges of conspiracy and securities
The report found that 88 percent of the government to create an economic stimulus fraud.
country’s metropolitan areas, 319 in total, will plan that would put the unemployed back to Kurland pleaded guilty and he was the first Wall Street
see employment growth this year, and in 2012 work quickly on capital works and road projects executive to be sentenced in the sprawling probe on May 21
all metro areas will see some job gains. and would help city and state governments last year when Judge Victor Marrero ordered him imprisoned
But in 150 metro areas, employment will sidestep layoffs. This year, the 230 mayors in for 27 months.
increase by less than 1 percent. the Conference are instead looking to attract Chiesi had an affair with Robert Moffat, a former IBM Corp
By the end of 2011, 156 metropolitan areas private and foreign investment and cut spending executive charged in the case, according to court records.
will have unemployment rates of 9 percent or in order to drag down unemployment rates. Moffat gave her tips in August and September 2008 about
higher, while 30 areas will have unemployment Currently, the national unemployment rate is IBM’s licensing of a deal involving AMD, details of IBM
rates of 6 percent or below. 9.4 percent. As the economy recovers from the server sales and also earnings information about Lenovo
The mayors group will meet this week with recession that officially ended in the summer Group Ltd while he was a nonvoting board member.
members of Congress and President Barack of 2009, job markets in different states have Moffat is serving a six-month prison sentence after pleading
Obama to press for more job creation, said varied widely. Likewise, employment in some guilty.
its president, Mayor Elizabeth Kautz of metropolitan areas, which are larger than The case is USA v Raj Rajaratnam and Danielle Chiesi, U.S.
Burnsville, Minnesota. cities, has bounced back more quickly than in District Court for the Southern District of New York, No.
“Ladies and gentlemen, it is all about jobs,” others.q 09-01184.q
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U.S., and includes everything Special Olympics in Athenes.
from the cake, bouquet, The board of the Special Olympics
boutonnière, and marriage showed their appreciation that once
certificate, to a bottle of more Digicel showed interest to
champagne, the services of a help the athletes participate in this
non-denominational pastor, international event.
Priority Club® bonus points For more than seven consecutive
and even a special gift from years _ even before they launched
the resort. Videography and their service in Aruba _ Digicel has
photography services, music, supported Special Olympics.
reception/banquet options and Shortly Digicel will announce a
a range of add-on services to number where you can send your
enhance wedding celebrations SMS to donate 1 Florin to help these
and honeymoons are also athletes raise the additional funds to
available at an additional cost. go to Athens.
Continued on Page A11 Continued on Page A10
A8 LOCAL
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The Casino at the Radisson
Invites you to join Super Saturday
Massachusetts staying at
the Radisson Aruba Resort,
Casino & Spa landed $3,000
as he played his favorite
dollar slot machine. q
Palm Beach – The Casino drinks & snacks!
at the Radisson is hosting Get four bingo cards for just
a Super Saturday event this $6 and the progressive card
weekend when it reveals its for just Awg 2.
special attraction, a brand Later in the evening, the
new Suzuki SX4. Casino at the Radisson
All visitors to the Casino at is organizing a Poker
the Radisson on Saturday Tournament at 7pm and a
evening will receive a Slot Tournament at 9pm,
raffle ticket, making them offering tremendous cash
eligible to win! Ruben prizes.
Garcia, Melvin Garcia Pictured here last week’s
and the team of Riba Bou, lucky winners: Saturday’s
supported by Miss Aruba bingo placed David Appell,
and Miss Carnival will help a repeat guest to Aruba since
the Casino at the Radisson the age of 14, staying at
reveal the car, so don’t miss the Occidental Grand, first,
the fun, starting at 7 pm with Juan Carlos Muhica second
cocktails, snacks and live and Hubert Albertus third,
entertainment. as they shared $650 dollars
The Suzuki SX4 is offered offered by the casino for
by the Casino at the Radisson prizes. John Benedetto of
to its slot players and will
be raffled off on March 25
among all jackpot winners.
Make sure you are included,
and get additional tickets to
participate with every hand-
paid jackpot of $50 and
more!
Super Saturday also included
a fun bingo carrying a
minimum $1,300 in prizes,
starting at 2pm. Eight
games will be played plus
one progressive, and patrons
will enjoy door prizes, soft
LOCAL A9
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Team Aruba’s new racer hits the road

Team Aruba continues to on January 5, and drove 18
bring pride to their country in hours to Bradenton Motorsport
the U. S. drag racing Park in Bradenton, Florida, to
circuit. The accomplished test it out.
driver is Trevor Eman, a They rented the track for
24-year-old Aruban who is a two days for testing and
senior at the University of adjustments. The first test
Central Florida in Orlando, runs went well and the team
majoring in is very pleased with the
Mechanical Engineering. results. Some photos of the
He and his dad proudly test session, courtesy of Team
claimed Team Aruba’s new Aruba, are attached.
2011 Fort Mustang Pro Stock We are all looking forward to a
race car in St. Louis, Missouri, stellar year for Team Aruba!q
A10 LOCAL
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Aruba’s athletes participate in the Special Olympics in Athens
Continued from Page A7
In this way the company can show their uncondicional support
of the foundation that prepares the athletes for this international
event.q
Number one; they did it!
Papillon earns number one rating in restaurant reviews
the year 2010, earning
the staff much-earned the
bouquets of flowers which
were handed out by the
management of Mise en
Place Holding. Now, a
mere fortnight later, the
website published the latest
ranking and guess what:
104 excellent reviews, a
score of 9.7 and a fabulous
number one ranking! The
website, which lists the best
restaurants on the island
Papillon Restaurant at rating system of www.
through a rating system, is
The Village across from restaurantsaruba.com.
much-visited by tourists as
the Radisson Resort is The unusual French-
well as locals.
the top restaurant of Caribbean establishment
Aruba according to the averaged number two over
www.restaurantsaruba.
com, `Your on-line dining
guide’, has a section which
indicates the top 5 rated
restaurants per year; a top
10 list shows restaurants
that have received good two years in business. The Now they hold the number
reviews throughout the theme-based restaurant has one spot, an incentive for
years with the rating and gotten rave reviews from the staff to be even more
number of reviews listed. the moment it opened its motivated to excel to keep
Papillon is a relatively new doors in The Village, across this position. Congrats,
kid on the block, with just from the Radisson Resort. Papillon! q
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