Greenwich News - June 11, 2010
Some wit and wisdom of Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Greenwich Citizen)
Last weekend, Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu , the retired former head of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa , was guest speaker on numerous occasions at Christ Church Greenwich in honor of Rev'd Jim Lemler 's convocation and the church's centennial celebration. Editorial: End a carried-interesta break (Providence Journal)
Will Congress resist the economic pressure from moguls in the private-equity and hedge-fund industry and vote to restore a little fairness to the tax code? There's some good news this week: There's a measure on Capitol Hill to start taxing private-equity and hedge funds' "carried interest" as regular earned income. Race For Governor: Lamont Up 17, Foley Up By 27; Front Runners Maintain Lead (The Hartford Courant)
The two front runners in the governor's race - Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Tom Foley - have maintained their wide leads in the upcoming primaries, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll that was released Thursday morning. Ex-SAC Capital President Brian Cohn Said to Open Hedge Fund (BusinessWeek)
Brian Cohn, a former president of SAC Capital Advisors LLC, is planning to start his own hedge fund, according to two people with knowledge of the move. More Greenwich News From TOPIX
Danielle Steel's 'Family Ties' (ABC News)
Best-selling author Danielle Steel's latest book, her 79th novel, "Family Ties" is about a young architect who becomes a mother to her three orphaned nieces and nephews after her sister and brother-in-law tragically died in an accident. 
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