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Barney Frank, immersed in one of the toughest political fights of his career, took a free private jet to the Virgin Islands courtesy of a Maine congresswoman’s billionaire ...whose company received a $200 million federal bailout, the Herald has learned. Frank, who’s facing feisty Republican challenger Sean Bielat, flew to the tropical paradise for a vacation in 2009 on a $25 million jet owned by Paloma Partners honcho S. Donald Sussman, the fianc...of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine). Paloma Securities — a subsidiary of Sussman’s Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund — received $200 million in 2009 as part of the $180...

000WTNT42 KNHC 060858TCDAT2TROPICAL STORM PALOMA DISCUSSION NUMBER 3NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008400 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATINGTROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN FOUND 850 MB FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS OF46 KT ABOUT 20 N MI NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER...AND REPORTED THAT THECENTRAL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO 1000 MB. SATELLITE IMAGERY ISSHOWING INCREASING ORGANIZATION...WITH CLOUD TOPS COLDER THAN -80COCCURRING JUST WEST OF THE CENTER. BASED ON THE FLIGHT-LEVELWINDS...THE DEPRESSION IS UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM PALOMA WITH35-KT WINDS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SFMR ESTIMATED SURFACEWINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KT IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT. HOWEVER...THESE...

BULLETIN HURRICANE PALOMA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 700 PM EST THU NOV 06 2008 CORERCTED HEADER TITLE TO HURRICANE STATUS ...PALOMA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS INTO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. INTERESTS IN CUBA AND JAMAICA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF PALOMA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED...

"Una Pelosi ala Izquierda" Sung to: Slim Wittman's "Una Paloma Blanca" Note: Izquierda is "left" in Spanish It is pronounced "eess-key-air-da" When the truth shines on us liberals And we Rats are on the run It's a new day It's a new way Being a Democrat is not much fun We can feel our rotten dee-feat And it smells like burning Rat We can hear Republicans calling Hey! In that Bush there is a cat Una Pelosi ala izquierda I'm the left-wing bird in the sky Una Pelosi ala izquierda I'm the left wing bird in the sky I can...