Six Star Chef Alain Ducasse Sets $160 Prix Fixe NY Debut
In New York Alain Ducasse, the only six star chef, opens at Essex House with 65 diners nightly. Priced at 160 dollars per person for foie gras and other courses, total around 250 with wine and service. Michelin endorses his two three star restaurantsin Monte Carlo and Paris.
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Japan ruling coalition secures majority in lower house
In a boxed result the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partners win 271 of 480 seats or 56 percent in the lower house, down from 65 percent, while securing a mandate for the fiscal stimulus program. LDP leaders plan to endorse Mori as premier though the party loses its single party majority.
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Century of World Events Commemorated in Brief
A timeline recalling key moments: Atlantic City Boardwalk opening in 1870, yellow fever fight led by Walter Reed in 1900, AEF troops arrive in France in 1917, Daily News debut in 1919, Chaplin film premiere in 1925, UN charter signing in 1945, Berlin Airlift intensification in 1948, St Lawrence Seaway opening in 1959, Kennedy's Berlin visit in 1963, Warren resignation in 1968, and a 1995 Supreme Court drug-testing ruling for student athletes.
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Hutchison calls to suspend federal gas tax amid price rise
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison urged Congress to suspend the 18.4 cent federal gasoline tax as pump prices climb. She argued for short term relief while prices stabilize, noting past failed attempts and political support from Senate leaders.
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