Tuesday, August 14, 2007

French taste, Tide waste

August 14, 2007--After accepting a rare, personal invitation to dine with Pres. Bush and his family in Maine, [French first lady] Mrs. Sarkozy stayed behind with her children ... the French president expalined that his wife had a severe sore throat. But a day later, newspapers in France started sniping, marvelling at the first lady's miraculous recovery. [she] was seen the day after the lunch shopping with two friends in NH--NYT A10
--With large swaths of the Gulf Coast still in ruins from Hurricane Katrina, rich federal tax breaks designed to spur rebuilding are flowing hundreds of miles inland to investors who are buying up luxury condos near the University of Alabama's football stadium.. AP

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