| Marc Sandalow
They told me they we're dissatisfied with the situation in Iraq. I told them I was dissatisfied with the situation in Iraq.'' Bush opened by talking about his plan to secure Baghdad is an effort to create "political breathing space,'' which may be a good description of what he is attempting with this morning's news conference. The questions are just starting. What should the press corps be asking the president? Posted By: Marc Sandalow (Email) | February 14 2007 at 08:09 AM .
'A grandson to everybody'
A developmental disability kept Anthony Morella anchored in childhood, so when he died last Saturday, it was as if everyone had lost a young son clad in the burly body of a 43-year-old man. "He was part of the fabric of the North End," said Mary McNiff, sitting in Maureen Fiorelli Realty on Salem Street, around the corner from where Morella had lived. Gesturing through her front window, she added, "As Manny across the street said: 'He was us. He was the neighborhood.' " And the North End grieved this week, shaken by a profound sense of loss. Hundreds filed through a Commercial Street funeral home Thursday evening or gathered at yesterday's funeral Mass in St. Leonard's Church. "Everybody watched out for Anthony, and, in return, Anthony was one of the best friends you ever had," said Geno Mirabella.
Interview: Foyles bookshop chairman
Five minutes into meeting Christopher Foyle, chairman of Foyles bookshop on the Charing Cross Road, and he is stuck into a story about the time he was wrestling a shoplifter in Soho Square. "I was very calm, very friendly, I said, 'Excuse me, I think you might have some books there you didn't pay for, would you like to come back to Foyles and we'll just discuss it?', you see. And at that point they usually come back quietly or they lash out, or run away or whatever; this chap lashed out. I remember, he kept on trying to kick me in the groin, so what I did was with one hand I held him away from me by the knot of his tie, the other hand I held him by the end of his tie. Anyway we ended up grappling and eventually I remember we were rolling around in the gutter and the next moment, I found myself being hauled to my feet by a burly policeman and he by another.
S&N ups the ante on takeover
Carlsberg and Heineken came under pressure to significantly raise their proposed bid for Scottish & Newcastle yesterday after the UK brewer's chief executive warned that a "marginally increased" offer would be insufficient. Comment: S&N shareholders shouldn't capitulate to CarlsbergJohn Dunsmore's warning came as S&N said it would benefit to the tune of £100m a year if it succeeded in wresting control of Baltic Beverages Holding, the Russian joint venture at the centre of the takeover battle, from Carlsberg. .
Computershare Acquires Administar Services Group LLC
NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU) , a leading financial services provider for the global securities industry, today announced that Computershare Inc. has acquired Administar Services Group LLC (Administar). Administar provides administration services related to the settlement of securities and consumer class action litigation as well as Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Administar was previously wholly-owned by Administar Holdings LLC. "This acquisition brings a great new business to Computershare in a significant and rapidly growing market," said Steve Rothbloom, President and CEO of Computershare US. "While this is a new opportunity for Computershare, our core competencies provide the perfect infrastructure to support and grow the litigation and bankruptcy administration business." This deal falls in line with Computershare's strategy of acquiring businesses that can build on their capabilities, such as print services, call centers, shareholder identification services and payment processing.
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