Sen. Marco Rubio, 42, the Florida Republican who has raised his national profile by helping craft immigration legislation the Senate is set to pass this week, told members of the American Society of News Editors in Washington he would decide late next year whether to run for president in 2016.
Edwin Schmieding, 61, a Michigan farmer recovering from throat cancer, was sentenced to probation for growing thousands of marijuana plants, the break being granted partly because of many handwritten letters from supporters who described him as a modest, selfless man who helps others at every turn.
George Lucas, 69, the creator of Star Wars, married longtime girlfriend Mellody Hobson, a 44-year old investment firm president and an analyst for CBS News, in a weekend ceremony at Skywalker Ranch north of San Francisco.
Mervyn King, the outgoing governor of the Bank of England, suggested replacing Charles Darwin’s face on Britain’s 10-pound note with that of Pride and Prejudice novelist Jane Austen after the bank drew complaints that women are ignored when historical figures are picked for banknotes.
Paula Deen was dropped as spokesman for Smithfield Foods only days after the Food Network TV channel said it would not renew the celebrity cook’s contract in the wake of revelations that she used racial slurs in the past.
Bill Clinton, the former president and Arkansas governor, said at a Philadelphia symposium on the eroding financial condition of state governments that states need to become more responsible budgeters and “years of irresponsible budgeting” have led to the current crisis.
President Giorgio Napolitano of Italy called for continued government stability amid concerns that ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s conviction and sentence for paying for sex with a minor and then trying to cover it up might destabilize the government’s delicate balance.
Hasan Rouhani, Iran’s president-elect, said in a statement on his official website that Tehran’s relations with Russia will take on high importance during his term in office.
Wang Jing, the Chinese businessman behind plans to build a waterway across Nicaragua to rival the Panama Canal, said at a news conference in Beijing that his ambitious project is no joke and is backed by experienced consultants.
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