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To: zonder who wrote (10)	11/21/2002 12:43:05 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 603

Monaco Reclaims More Sea to Park Yachts nytimes.com Monaco had a headache only a princedom could gripe about: its postcard-perfect harbor was too small to play host to huge yachts and cruise liners. So the wealthy Riviera enclave came up with a princely solution, a $328 million floating breakwater longer than a football field. . . . [ Apparently all is not bliss in the cozy little principality, though. ] Nurse Tried For Murder in Monaco nytimes.com American nurse Ted Maher, charged in the arson death of his billionaire employer Edmond Safra three years ago, went on trial Thursday in Monaco in a case that made international headlines and shook this rich, seaside principality. Maher is accused of setting fire to Safra's luxury penthouse in a twisted attempt to make himself look like a hero and ingratiate himself with Safra, the founder and principal stock owner of the Republic National Bank of New York. . . . [ gotta watch out for those darn Yankees, I guess. ]