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...whose shooting spree he covered—fraudulently—for the Times, Blair’s thesis is intriguing, but his analysis is weak. The only link Blair can muster is their shared slave ancestry, the potential starting point for an argument which requires far more space to unfurl than he allows. And, in a particularly ineffective passage, Blair goes after Gerald Boyd, the black managing editor who was forced to resign, along with Managing Editor Howell Raines, in the wake of Blair’s fabrications...
...April of 2002, members of the environmental activist organization Greenpeace engaged in a routine demonstration. Two activists boarded a freighter off Miami that was believed to be carrying mahogany from a protected Brazilian forest, intending to unfurl a banner that read “President Bush: Stop Illegal Logging.” But before they could do so, they—along with four other activists—were detained, arrested and sentenced to time served. Case closed, right? Wrong...
November in New York City has its charms. Ice skaters twirl in Central Park, Santa sets up shop at Radio City and department stores unfurl their holiday finery. But to Delia Everett, November meant a chilly wait for the 6:45 a.m. bus to her Manhattan job as an executive assistant. To her husband Jim, who had lost his job as a steam fitter, it meant fixing heaters and patching plumbing in their Mahwah, N.J., apartment building, where he worked as assistant super to cover the rent. To their two children, it meant gray afternoons watching TV in their...
...Rashud's bold announcement has the desired effect. Instead of lynching him, the baying throng of Sri Lankan fans breaks into laughter. They unfurl a giant pink brassiere: on one cup, it bears the legend "Bust the Pakistanis"; on the other, there's a picture of a Pakistani missile with a red line through it. To the delight of the Sri Lankan supporters, even Pakistan's nuclear arsenal can't save Rashud's team from defeat on this steamy evening in Colombo...
Americans will pause on Sept. 11 to commemorate the sober occasion in many ways. Around the world, too, the date will be remembered. In Allentown, Pa., William Allen High School students will dedicate a 35-ft. mosaic depicting symbols of the events. Volunteers in San Francisco will unfurl artist Pop Zhao's 5-mile-long banner comprising 3,000 American flags and string it along the city's coastline. In Berlin German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder will attend an ecumenical service held in the Berlin Dom. Citizens of Anchorage will be able to make free long-distance phone calls to loved...