Obama promotes institute named for Kennedy Oct 15, 2009
The event at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C., was for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. In keeping with Senator Kennedy s lifetime of public service, a major goal of the Institute will be to improve civic education in the nation and educate and inspire a new generation of active citizens and legislators, a White House statement said. (Boston Globe)
SF supervisor's living situation to be probed Jul 27, 2009
"You have to find the humanity in the person. People might perceive a person to be evil. But you know there is more to the person than that," says Brolin during an interview at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in late October. He was there, along with Sean Penn and the rest of the cast of "Milk," for the first public screening of the new feature film, which opens today in the San Joaquin Valley. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Fugitive terrorist a suspect in Indonesia bombings Jul 19, 2009
Indonesian police search people as they enter the grounds of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Jakarta the morning after a bombing, Saturday, July 18, 2009. Investigators say suicide bombers who stayed as guests attacked American luxury hotels in Indonesia's capital and set blasts Friday. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Click to read: Walter Cronkite Dies Jul 18, 2009
Walter Cronkite, shown speaking during the PBS segment of the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour panel discussion at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Jan. 15, 2006, in Pasadena, Calif. (GETTY IMAGES/Frederick M. Brown). (CBS News)
Official: Sebelius near top for health post Feb 9, 2009
She also met at the Ritz Carlton hotel with Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. Sebelius' trip was planned before Daschle bowed out as nominee for HHS secretary as a result of fallout from about $140,000 in back taxes and interest he paid last month. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
