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First of all, this is not The New Yorker...
According to a May article in The New Yorker magazine, the margin of error in the "recon" process is "less than one percent." By this account, about 50,000 records out of five million will be incorrect...
...especially outraged to read in The New Yorker that you are using changes in the tax deductibility of business lunches as an excuse for trying to cut workers' benefits. Surely alumni/ae business executives can afford a small reduction in their portfolios better than waiters, maids and busboys can afford to contribute can afford to contribute $500 a year to their health insurance. And none of them can write off any part of their lunches...
Fisher, who is writing of Wechsler's experiencefor The Post, said Wechsler was amazed by how muchthe country had changed since he left. When theformer New Yorker walked from 104th down to 34thStreet in New York City, Wechsler said he wasoverwhelmed by how different things were, Fishersays...
...aide in Arkansas and on the campaign trail, she was the chief squelcher of controversy and scandal. But now her peculiar combination of roles -- confidant, hatchet woman and business lobbyist -- is proving to be a potential hazard for the Administration. Just last week Wright had to disavow a New Yorker article that quoted her suggesting that Hillary Rodham Clinton had plans to run for the presidency. While most people in Washington know enough to take some of her statements with a grain of salt, she can still embarrass the White House...