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correntewire.com - 11/30/2008
"They work every day" -- in Mumbai bombing
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Reuters : Staff emerge as heroes in Mumbai hotel sieges MUMBAI (Reuters) - Prashant Mangeshikar could be dead, one of more than a hundred victims of militant attacks across Mumbai landmarks, if it had not been for an employee at the Taj Mahal Hotel. Mangeshikar, his wife and daughter ...
slate.com - 11/29/2008
Mumbai: Maybe not such a surprise.
— slate.com — A friend of mine who occasionally visits the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai tells me that earlier in November the... hotel bristled with security, including aggressively manned checkpoints--security that had been absent a few months ... (more) Mumbai: Maybe not such a surprise.

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theatlantic.com - 11/28/2008
Behind Mumbai - The Atlantic (November 2008 Unbound)
— theatlantic.com — Heavily armed, hooded gunmen have killed more than 100 people and wounded more than 300 in Mumbai... in coordinated attacks against two five-star hotels, the city’s largest train station, a movie theater, a hospital, and a Jewish center. Indian Prime ... (more) Behind Mumbai - The Atlantic (November 2008 Unbound)

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timesonline.co.uk - 12/1/2008
Mumbai attacks - city fears five terrorists are 'missing'
— timesonline.co.uk — At least five terrorist gunmen have evaded capture in Mumbai and could make a secondary strike on... India's financial capital, it was feared today. The prospect of more killers being at large added to mounting public anger at the Indian Government's ... (more) Mumbai attacks - city fears five terrorists are 'missing'

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Comments from Left Field — ... The rich are different… They get the interviews. Corrente has an extraordinary story about the courage and professionalism of hotel staff in protecting and in some cases saving the lives of wealthy patrons, at obvious risk to their own safety. What’s truly mind-boggling, though, is how consistently and reliably major media outlets are reporting this heroism: without interviewing any of the employees — when they write about them at all. ...

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Welcome to Bush’s world, President-elect Obama — Sister Toldjah
The top headlines, via Drudge: DAY 3: TERROR AT THE TAJ… Gunmen seemed to be sure of hotel terrain… Staff emerge as heroes… Troops battle to end Mumbai siege… Explosives found at hotel… Commandos storm Jewish Center… Rabbi ...
Condolences: Fear and Tragedy Unfolding in Mumbai — The Washington Note
There is great tragedy unfolding now in the middle of Mumbai. More than 900 wounded and more than 80 dead. Gunmen are holding fort in the Oberoi Hotel and the Taj Hotel -- which are the two hotels I stayed at during recent trips to Mumbai. I knew a number of the staff in these two ...
Heroes — Suburban Guerrilla
The everyday people who worked at the Taj Mahal Hotel.
— Brainster's Blog
The Heroes of Mumbai In the midst of tragedy, there were some who sprang into action : As the terrible events of Wednesday night unfolded, the staff of what had been Bombay’s finest hotel leapt into action. Scores of tales later emerged of unnamed workers hiding guests, barricading doors, ...
Hotel Staff Shielded Guests From Gunmen’s Bullets - With Video — Pat Dollard | Young Americans
Bombay: wealthy owe lives to hotel’s cummerbund heroes by Rhys Blakely - ( Times Online UK ) They were heroes in cummerbunds and overalls. The staff of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel saved hundreds of wealthy guests as heavily armed gunmen roamed the building, firing indiscriminately, ...
"Heroes in Cummerbunds" — Power Line
The London Times reports on stories of heroism on the part of the staff of the Taj Majal Hotel: They were heroes in cummerbunds and overalls. The staff of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel saved hundreds of wealthy guests as heavily armed gunmen roamed the building, firing indiscriminately, ...