W.Va. High Court Rules Again in Case That Led to Supreme Court Judicial Recusal Ruling Nov 13, 2009
But the state high court agreed to give the case a second look last year, after photos surfaced showing then-Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard vacationing with Massey Chief Executive Don Blankenship in Monaco. Maynard had helped form a 3-2 majority in the initial ruling. (Law.com)
UNESCO confirms first female director-general Oct 16, 2009
The incumbent Bulgarian ambassador to France and Monaco, a mother of two grown children, has been a member of the UNESCO Executive Board since 2007. Thanks to her diversified study experiences in the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the University of Maryland and the Harvard University, she can speak fluent English, Russian, French and Spanish besides her mother tongue. (Xinhuanet, China)
Josephine Bakers Rainbow Tribe, Merlind Theile, Spiegel Online Oct 6, 2009
She had influential friends, like Princess Grace of Monaco, and she had money ... Akio was the only child not to attend the funeral in Monaco, which was hosted by Princess Grace. (Harper's Magazine)
Bulgarian wins top UNESCO job after anti-Semitism row Sep 23, 2009
Bokova is a former communist turned europhile who has represented Bulgaria on UNESCO's board since 2007 and is also ambassador to France and Monaco. When she takes over from Japan's Koichiro Matsuura -- after her appointment is endorsed next month by UNESCO's 193-member assembly -- she will become the body's first woman boss and its first from the former Soviet bloc. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Oh brother! Medich family split Sep 12, 2009
She recently bought a house in Monaco for $US3 million. On the walls of the Medich Point Piper mansion hangs one of Australia's finest modern art collections. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Dropping Out Aug 24, 2009
Our guide is Elliot Teichberg (Demetri Martin), whose parents, the oppressed Jake (Henry Goodman) and the oppressive Sonia (Imelda Staunton), run the El Monaco, in White Lake, deep in the Borscht Belt ... You could argue that Taking Woodstock is within its rights to join the general mellow, but, like a client at the El Monaco, it plays at its own risk. (New Yorker)
Diary May Have Foreshadowed Health Club Shooting Aug 6, 2009
Man Entered Club Ready to Shoot, Cops Say - CBS News. Man Entered Club Ready to Shoot, Cops Say. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Click to read:Ex-La. Rep. Convicted in Cash Bribe Case Aug 6, 2009
Convicted in Cash Bribe Case - CBS News. Convicted in Cash Bribe Case. (CBS News)
REUTERS WORLD NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Jul 5, 2009
MONACO (Reuters) - British sprinter Mark Cavendish will have a first opportunity to snatch a win on this year's Tour de France when the second stage takes the peloton from Monaco to. 3 hours ago (Reuters). (The Drudge Report)
Lance Armstrong gives Tour de France new juice Jul 4, 2009
US cyclist Lance Armstrong, shown here during a Friday training ride in Monaco, is heading into the Tour de France with a strong 12th place finish in May's Tour of Italy ... The seven-time champion lines up in Monaco on Saturday for Day 1 of an event looking to overcome the doping-inspired moniker "Tour de Farce." ... This Saturday, the star from Texas lines up in Monaco with 20 teams of nine cyclists for a 10-mile contra-de-montre a timed sprint. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
CP may call charter amendment vote in November Jul 3, 2009
Developers requested the city delete two roadways from its collector roadway plan an extension of Monaco Drive in Riviera Springs and Reagan Loop East on the northeast corner of Reagan Boulevard and East Whitestone (RM 1431). One developer said the extension of Monaco would interfere with plans to build a condominium development on a 25-acre tract that lies mostly within the Austin city limits ... Engineer Don Sansom of Urban Design Group said the extension of Monaco Drive isn't needed, as... (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
AustinMurphyInside The Tour De France The Tour de France could quickly devolve into a soap opera. Jul 3, 2009
Asked afterward about the upcoming Tour, which starts Saturday in Monaco, the Texan poor-mouthed his own chances, pointing to Astana teammates Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer as clear favorites ... It is the opinion of Italian rider Ivan Basso that the self-described "old man" will roll down the ramp in Monaco like "a rampaging beast." ... The most atypical Tour in years kicks off with that 15-kilometer prologue in Monaco, where Armstrong will hobnob with his old chum, Prince Albert II, and... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
* Sports Briefs May 24, 2009
All 10 F1 teams attended the three-hour meeting at Monaco Automobile Club. SOCCER. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Election: Voters make call on many new mayors May 15, 2009
In Mesquite, John Monaco won his first full term ... I look forward to serving the citizens of Mesquite the next two years, I appreciate and thank all the voters who continue to support me, Monaco said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Incumbents, Porter elected to Mesquite City Council May 12, 2009
Mesquite voters reelected John Monaco for another term as mayor Saturday. With about 2,800 votes cast, Monaco earned 70 percent of the vote over challenger Jeremy Ritchie ... I look forward to serving the citizens of mesquite the next two years, Monaco said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Incumbent leads early voting in Mesquite mayor's race May 10, 2009
Mayor John Monaco garnered more votes than challenger Jeremy Ritchie in early voting for Mesquite's top political position. Monaco received 71 percent of the vote compared to Ritchie's 29 percent among early voters. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Early Voting Results: Dallas County May 10, 2009
In neighboring Mesquite, John Monaco seems headed for a second term as mayor. He took 70. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
his Nightline confession was a second edifice of lies May 9, 2009
On Wednesday, Edwards apparently ducked out a side area used by the kitchen staff in the fourth-floor ballroom of Washington's historic Hotel Monaco. Edwards emerged from a lower-level handicap ramp near the rear of the hotel with two men. (Slate)
Lodi City Council to decide how long an RV can park in same spot May 2, 2009
jramagic wrote on May 1, 2009 11:57 AM:" Actually- I'd love to have one myself....and may, someday. My neighbor owns one of the largest and finest...a new 40' diesel Monaco Pusher.Holy Cow....its huge! Gorgeous, too. But he pays to store it in a big hanger locally...not at his home. That's the way to go, I think. He does bring it home for a day or two before and after trips...not a big deal. My gripe is the characters who try to save the storage and / or try to create a guest house by parking... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
G-20 leaders to target nations harboring tax dodgers Apr 1, 2009
Governments of the world's biggest economies have applied moral pressure for more than a decade on Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Singapore, Monaco, and a host of countries that allow the well-heeled to park their money out of the sight of tax authorities at home ... The OECD recently placed Switzerland on its list of uncooperative tax havens, joining the ranks of Andorra, Austria, Hong Kong, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, and Singapore ... Liechtenstein, Austria, Andorra,... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Letters to the editor, March 19 Mar 19, 2009
Town Meeting Members Frank Monaco and Dan DiTucci (and candidate for selectman) also deserve credit for facilitating the process and effectively representing the concerns of many residents who live near the Wildwood property. Also, thanks to all for initiating plans to work on a viable cemetery solution which is essential to address in the near future. (Burlington Union, MA)
Same old doctrine Mar 18, 2009
The article Pope, in Africa, will see 2 faces of Catholicism (March 17) makes no mention of the greatest paradox the Catholic Church faces in Africa. Overpopulation is at the root of every violent conflict; population growth eats up whatever economic progress African countries achieve. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
A theater season in London that puts the actor first - and best Feb 10, 2009
So what if Harry Lloyd's open-faced Rodolpho, Catherine's golden-haired intended, at times sounds like a mixture of Borat and Roberto Benigni on Oscar night, his Italian-ness shown up in a stroke by Gerard Monaco as Rodolpho's already-married brother, Marco. Stott's guttural roar commands attention from the outset and never lets up, his Eddie so far gone within his own frustration that at one extraordinary moment he is glimpsed wordlessly moving his mouth, in aching, painful thrall to madness. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
An investigation into everything Bush? Not a good idea Feb 10, 2009
6 million jobs since this recession began - nearly 600,000 in the past month alone; when we say that this area has lost jobs faster than anywhere else in America, with an unemployment rate over 15 percent; when we talk about layoffs at companies like Monaco Coach, Keystone RV, and Pilgrim International - companies that have sustained this community for years - we re talking about Ed Neufeldt and people like him all across this country. -baraKKK Oblahmi. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obama to visit job-starved Elkhart, Indiana Feb 8, 2009
He had been building RVs at Monaco Coach for 32 years when his boss came out of a meeting in tears and announced that the company was closing its plant, putting 1,400 out of work. Neufeldt, 62, has two children living at home, and two of his grown daughters and their husbands all four also RV industry workers are out of work as well. (USA Today)
