
2012Jorge Illueca, Panamanian politician, 30th President of Panama (born 1918)[â ]
Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste was a Panamanian politician and diplomat who served as 25th President of Panama in 1984.
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2012Jorge Illueca, Panamanian politician, 30th President of Panama (born 1918)[â ]
Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste was a Panamanian politician and diplomat who served as 25th President of Panama in 1984.
2012Felix Werder, German-Australian composer, conductor, and critic (born 1922)[â ]
Felix Werder AM was a German-born Australian composer of classical and electronic music, and also a noted critic and educator. The son of a distinguished liturgical composer, he composed all his life. His published and recorded music includes symphonies, chamber music for all combinations, solo concerti, choral works and operas.
As American and Chinese officials convene talks, Treasury officials are vowing to press China to make its currency and financial systems more responsive to market forces.
About 30 students learned that their plum summer jobs at Dewey & LeBoeuf have vanished and are now returning, hat in hand, to ask for jobs they had once rejected.
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Richard Grenell, a foreign policy spokesman for Mitt Romney, resigned on Tuesday after an unexpectedly messy and public dispute over his role and reputation.
Details of intrigue, heroics and ultimately what some people involved called a betrayal emerged from Chen Guangchengâs saga.
Humanitarian work that helped millions of Pakistanis was compromised after it emerged that Dr. Shakil Afridi ran a vaccination scheme to help the C.I.A. locate Osama bin Laden.
As long as General Motorsâ share price stays down, the automaker is likely to be saddled with its government stakeholder.
Joss Whedonâs long-awaited superhero opus âThe Avengersâ arrives with a big cast, frequent battles and abundant banter among its characters.
Al Qaedaâs senior leadership was split by debates on tactics, strategy and even marketing in the months leading up to the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Louise M. Slaughter, a 13-term New York Democrat, can only watch from a wheelchair as her Republican opponent meets voters and raises funds.
So far, high-end condos have been a tough sell in Los Angeles, but that could change as congestion gets worse.
The lawsuit says current and former executives and board members breached their fiduciary duty in their handling of allegations involving a Mexican subsidiary.