Ambassador's ally ran private firm while in office
Fred M. Zeder, a close Bush confidant and former ambassador to Micronesia, secretly formed Island Development Foundation in 1986 while serving and did not notify the State Department or recuse from decisions. He asserts no legal requirement to disclose, while ethics officers note evolving interpretations and potential scrutiny.
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Washington
Fred M. Zeder WH
Bush
Pacific Islands
U.S
Zeder
State Department
Island Development Foundation
Honolulu
Federal Overseas Private Investment Corp
Mr. Zeder
Micronesia
Marshall Islands
Island Development
Pacific Rim
Pacific
Mar
Shall Islands
Howard Blood Zeder
Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Authority
Howard Zader
Howard Zeder
Maritime Authority
Maritime Registry Management Inc
Marshall Islands Maritime Authority
Fred Zeder
State Department Toles
Hoax posters direct homeless to Berkeley mayor home
Dozens of hungry people followed a map from posters offering free food to the home of Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock. The hoax, called heartless, spurred visits starting at 6 30 a.m. Saturday. Hancock said she had only a few oranges and bananas to offer.
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Berkeley
Calif
People’s Soup Kitchen
Loni Hancock
A.A. Membership Rules and Purpose Outline
The text states the sole requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. It notes there are no dues or fees and that AA is self supporting through contributions. It confirms AA is not allied with any sect or organization, avoids controversy, and does not endorse causes. The primary aim is sobriety for self and assistance to other alcoholics.
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A.A
NASA Eyes Future Observatories in Orbit This Decade
NASA outlines plans to deploy three more Great Observatories after Hubble. Gamma Ray Observatory heads up aboard Atlantis in November, followed by Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility in 1997 and Space Infrared Telescope Facility in 1998. Astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Columbia will carry Astro, a $100 million nine day Spacelab mission with four instruments.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Hubble
Earth
Jeffrey Hoffman
Hoffman
Columbia
Astro
Spacelab
Discovery completes mission and launches Hubble telescope
Edwards Air Force Base crowd greets Discovery after landing safely at 6:40 a.m. local time. Crew members include Hawley Bolden Sullivan and McCandless. NASA engineers inspect the 43‑foot telescope and work on the high gain antenna as the $1.5 billion Hubble telescope begins its era of exploration.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Discovery
Earth
Mojave Desert
Steve Oswald
Shriver
Charles F. Bolden Jr
Steven A. Hawley
Bruce McCandless II
Kathryn D. Sullivan
Mr. Hawley
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
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