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RESIGNED. THOMAS O'BRIEN, 67, bishop of Phoenix, Ariz.; after being charged with leaving the scene of an accident in which his car struck and killed a 43-year-old carpenter. The accident followed a year of turmoil over O'Brien's alleged role in protecting priests accused of sexual abuse, which culminated in his striking a deal earlier this month with prosecutors to avoid possible obstruction-of-justice charges. If convicted, the prelate, who led Arizona's 480,000 Catholics for 22 years, could face more than three years in prison...
...same thing from other festivals," he says. "We get a million people coming here for jazz, but the sponsors seem to be moving more and more to sports events." Whatever the logic of the sponsors, jazz remains a tiny but relatively healthy segment of a music industry in general turmoil. Wulf Mueller, vice president for international marketing at Universal Music International, which owns the prestigious Verve label, says his group's jazz sales rose 29% over the past two years, while Universal's overall record sales dropped off 20%. "Jazz doesn't get pirated much, its audience is a little...
...effective leader and a manager"--which, in the wake of the Raines war, may be more than mere corporate-speak. "If employees are happy and fulfilled," he says, "generally what they produce is good." Times employees say they are relieved to have a respite from the turmoil with Lelyveld, who addressed the newsroom Friday, ending with four simple words: "Let's go to work." --Reported by Amanda Bower, Jodie Morse and Andrea Sachs/New York and Viveca Novak/Washington
Also in terms of the year’s internal turmoil, Summers managed to emerge with his hands relatively clean...
...Assistance (OHRA). (Bodine declined to comment for this article.) The inability of Garner to get his arms around Baghdad's troubles not only cost him his job but has also lost the U.S. considerable goodwill among the Iraqi population, damaged American credibility abroad and raised the prospect of prolonged turmoil in the country. Now, as a senior U.S. official starkly puts it, "we have a month to [turn things around]" before the people's frustration could turn into full-blown rage...