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Blumenthal said his remarks were based on a New Yorker article. The article suggested that Ewing prosecutes "with a presumption of guilt" and believes religion is a motivating factor in his life. It also described Ewing as a "born-again" Christian who prays daily and does not drink...
...smudge on Kofi?s halo? The New Yorker magazine today reported that U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan had been made aware of the planned genocide by Hutu nationalists in Rwanda in 1994, and had ordered U.N. peacekeeping forces not to intervene to stop the slaughter. The unflappable Annan has not denied the report, but says the U.N. acts within parameters set by the political will of the major powers. TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell agrees: ?Most people at the U.N. believe that Kofi had no choice in Rwanda. He would have needed enough troops and the major powers? willingness...
Introduced last night as a "modern figure who can zip through the revolving doors of press and politics" Blumenthal, a 49-year-old former New Yorker and Washington Post reporter, is author of five books and one play...
That wit is part of what helped her 20-year career as contributor to The New Yorker. She has also written for the Paris Review and Rolling Stone...
...efficiently in Canada than in the U.S. The payments systems, that labyrinthine set of collection depots, clearing houses and funds transfer networks that enable such mundane financial instruments as personal checks and automatic payroll deposit tend to run much more smoothly. For example, a check written by a New Yorker for a purchase in a store in Los Angeles store with its accounts in a Californian bank can take up to four days to clear. In contrast, a check written in Vancouver on a bank account in Halifax can clear the same business...