Sunday Reading

Posted by Raphael, April 13, 2008

Portfolio on geopolitics and kitchen appliances: "Entertaining plays a significant role in global diplomacy," so American ambassadors in so-called hardship posts get pricey Viking ranges.
The Associated Press reports that the Bush administration is likely to move research labs for one of the most contagious animal diseases from an isolated island laboratory on Plum Island, New York, to the U.S. mainland near herds of livestock, raising concerns about a "catastrophic outbreak."
MIchael Laiskonis praises his staff at Le Bernardin: "While it's my name and credibility out front, they do a lot of the leg work. Simply put, a lot of what they do day in and day out is to make me look good."

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