Euro agony spoils US party Thursday 24 May 2012 7:16 pm Rahm Emmanuel (pictured on the right), the mayor of Chicago knows how to throw a good party. He invited the hundreds of journalists who had covered the Nato summit in his town to a get together in a bowling alley. Free booze, food and bowls till midnight. It was the kind of generosity that has become less and less common in times of austerity. Pursued by two enormous but discreet body guards, the former ballet dancer, turned Congressman and Barack Obama‘s first chief of staff, moved nimbly from one group of guests to the next. Rahm presses the flesh with ease but he is also curious. And the one thing he wanted to know ... Continue reading →

Chen Guangcheng’s nephew could face death penalty Thursday 24 May 2012 3:55 pm If your saw our piece on Tuesday night, you’ll know that we tried to visit the mother and four brothers of Chen Guangcheng, the blind, self-educated lawyer who was flown to safety in the United States last Saturday as part of a deal reached between China and the US. (If you missed it, scroll down – it’s repeated below). Mr Chen’s relatives still live in a small rural community of 200 called Dongshigu in Shandong Province in north-east China. The village is currently patrolled by a large number of non-uniformed men who act as guards and enforcers on behalf of the local government. Since that report aired, we have heard that one ... Continue reading →

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