Word: remi
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...brutal conflict in Sierra Leone, over to the court for prosecution. But Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says that, short of "irrefutable evidence" that Taylor has committed crimes from Nigeria, he will extradite Taylor only to Liberia. "The President keeps asking to see the evidence," says Obasanjo spokeswoman Remi Oyo, who points out that Nigeria agreed to grant Taylor asylum under pressure from Western nations. "All we get is statements and soundbites on television. But we need to see evidence, or we will not be seen as credible and honorable members of the international community." Nigeria may have a point...
...captain of the Harvard women’s track and field team, Taylor said that, at the 2003 U.S. championships, she thought she was the only person not to have taken the banned substance modafinil, even though it was offered to her. Taylor’s former coach, Remi Korchemny, is also one of the figures featured prominently in the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) scandal which has ensnared high-profile athletes from several major sports...
INDICTED. GREG ANDERSON, 37, trainer for San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds; REMI KORCHEMNY, 71, prominent track coach; and JAMES VALENTE, 49, and VICTOR CONTE JR., 53, executives of a nutritional-supplements supplier; on 42 counts, including conspiracy to distribute steroids and money laundering, in what federal prosecutors allege was an elaborate scheme to provide performance-enhancing drugs to professional baseball, football and track-and-field athletes; in San Francisco...
...book’s ongoing relevance. Sal’s peace is not found because he is bumming around America, but because of the experiences he has on his way. He finds release in bars and bop-joints and in witnessing the lives of Dean, Carlo Marx, Remi Boncoeur, Chad King and a host of other characters he meets on his way. In short, the release is not about getting anywhere, but the journey itself—or life...
...Father Remi Hoeckman, John Paul's point man for Catholic-Jewish relations, put it, "The Holy See does not want to interfere, but...we want to reach a point at which the Holy Land can set an example for the rest of humankind, which it's definitely not doing right now. If...in spite of a painful past we can speak with one voice, it is a sign for humankind to rediscover bonds among human beings...