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Last week the U.S. said no. James Jonah, Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, had warned Burundi not to expect any help because the Security Council "has shown no inclination to take on any new operations." In embattled Angola a recent request for an increase in U.N. military observers has gone unanswered. And in Somalia grudging participants are pressing Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to rethink that faltering operation...
...overload. The quality of the New York City staff is hostage to the U.N.'s policy of hiring for geographic and sexual balance rather than expertise. There are more jobs than people with experience to fill them. It takes an average of 120 days for a supply request from the field to be answered; the U.S. Army, by comparison, generally responds in 14 to 21 days. Eight procurement officers were suspended from duty in July, accused of favoring a helicopter company in letting bids; they say they were just trying to act with dispatch. Budgets languish in a labyrinth...
Michigan prosecutors responded with a request that Kevorkian's bond be increased from $10,000 to $20,000 and that he put up 10% of it in cash. In court Judge Thomas Jackson granted the increase, telling Kevorkian sharply that he had been in "utter contempt and flagrant violation" of the state law. Kevorkian's thin frame slumped, and he said, "I won't move...
According to Lampoon President Brian H. Kelley'94, 2 Live Crew lead singer Luther Campbellcalled Lampoon trustees personally to request thatthe Lampoon rally behind...
...roommates soon grew tired of hearing me whine. As I became infamous for introducing Seattle into every conversation, my friend Nirit developed a parody of this habit, which became a popular request at gatherings of my friends. Nirit was also the one who began referring to it as "the S-word." As in, "Lori, you are not allowed to use the S-word for at least the next twenty minutes...