Letters Feb 3, 2005
Currently, in that race to the bottom, [President George W] Bush's Architect of Torture Alberto Gonzales is being "evaluated" by the US Senate for the position of attorney general - the highest office responsible for domestic law enforcement. Predictions are that he will be approved. (Asia Times Online)
Global effort to curtail smoking hits milestone Dec 2, 2004
But the treaty will not go into effect in the US, since the Bush administration has yet to submit it to the US Senate for approval. "I suspect at some point they will send it over with some others and give some priority to them," says Andy Fisher, a spokesman for Sen. (Google News India -- World)
* World News Quick Take Aug 20, 2004
United States First Asian senator dies Hiram Fong, a son of Chinese immigrants who overcame poverty to become a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American elected to the US Senate, died at age 97. Fong, a Republican, died Wednesday at his home with his wife, Ellyn, and daughter Merie-Ellen Fong Gushi at his side, said Maureen Lichter, spokeswoman for Finance Factors, a financial company Fong founded. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
