was step up to the plate and deliver on their new arena plan, he was telling his business associates that moving the team to OKC was a done deal.

And that arena plan was a doozy. Bennett proposed building a $500 million arena in the relatively remote southern suburb of Renton, right next to the two worst traffic intersections in the state. Oh, and his investors were only willing to pay $100 million, at the most, for their share of the building. Of course, the state Legislature knew when it was being gamed and declined to play along. Soon the moving trucks had backed up and our team was playing in Oklahoma City for an ownership group comprised of proven liars and scumbags.

Clay Bennett, of course, was then namedInternational Observers Arrive in Venezuela

International Observers Arrive in Venezuela

International Observers Arrive in Venezuela

Caracas, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) International observers arrive in Venezuela today to be accredited by the National Electoral Council (CNE) for the municipal elections to be held next Sunday.

Among the group of observers are the specialists of the Council of Electoral Experts of Latin America (CEELA), constituted by former presidents and magistrates of electoral bodies of Latin America, who already enjoy recognition in the validation of the majority of the 22 elections held in the country in the last 18 years.

The Regulation of the Organic Law of Electoral Processes states in article 471 that both the national electoral observation and the international electoral accompaniment are intended to witness, in an impartial and independent manner, the transparent