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...punchline, has long been the object of widespread criticism. The series of public statements he made to the media early on put him on shaky ground ethically, and he will likely face a N.C. State Bar hearing in early May for allegedly violating ethics rules. He has hired Winston-Salem attorney David Freedman to represent him. Ironically, Freedman criticized Nifong's handling of the case on television last April. The D.A.'s recusal comes as a relief to many, who believe the action was long overdue. "It doesn't excuse everything he's done, by any means," says junior Elliott...
...Army loyalists and government forces from the Ministry of the Interior. For their part, al-Sadr's allies downplay the specter of an Iraq broken forever along sectarian divides. "It is natural for the Sunni families to leave their homes in places with a Shi'ite majority," said Sheik Salem Fariji, an official in Najaf with al-Sadr's office, which runs housing programs for Shi'ites. "This is not just because of the Mahdi Army but out of fear of reprisals from Shi'ites who've had relatives killed in other violent areas...
...instruments the only thing you can practice in the practice rooms? What about our religion, Wicca? How are we supposed to keep holy on the black Sabbath if every time we cast a tornado spell in Mather courtyard, Peter gets Ad boarded? We knew Cambridge was close to Salem, but we had no idea how deep the bigotry ran. You can’t imagine how demeaning it is when TFs ask us to put away our wands while our Sikh classmates can run wild with their ceremonial scimitars. Our point is, there is too much injustice in your everyday...
...resigned in disgrace in 2004 after being convicted of illegally tapping the phone of a journalist who had written negative articles on the company. DIED. Melissa Hayden, 83, lyrical, vibrant ballerina who became an international standout in George Balanchine's famously starless New York City Ballet; in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Such was her status in a company known for downplaying individual artists that when she announced her retirement in 1973, Balanchine created a work in her honor, Cortege Hongrois, that remains in the company's repertoire. Blunt, generous and emotional, Hayden, who taught until her death, dazzled in such...
DIED. Melissa Hayden, 83, lyrical, vibrant ballerina who became an early international standout in George Balanchine's famously starless New York City Ballet; in Winston-Salem, N.C. Such was her status in a company known for downplaying individual performers that after she announced her retirement in 1973, Balanchine created a work in her honor, Cortège Hongrois, which remains in the company's repertoire. Blunt, generous and emotional, Hayden, who taught until her death, dazzled in diverse ballets like the bouncy, light-hearted Stars and Stripes, with music by John Philip Sousa, and Illuminations, an allegorical meditation on the life...