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Charles C. Mann's monumental retelling of pre-Columbian American history, "1491," illuminates the existence of civilizations as populous and sophisticated as those of the European latecomers.
By Steve Kettmann
September 29, 2005
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New York Times public editor Daniel Okrent reflects on the paper's "very bad journalism" on WMD, its liberal slant, and William Safire's wisecracks about readers.
By Steve Kettmann
May 12, 2005
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The hand-wringing over Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds is stupid and hypocritical. Everyone knows the score.
By Steve Kettmann
December 3, 2004
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The Red Sox may finally be on the verge of ending The Curse and beating the Yankees. But even if they don't, their fans have been blessed with that rarest of gifts -- passion. An exclusive excerpt from Steve Kettmann's "One Day at Fenway."
By Steve Kettmann
September 24, 2004
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Officials across the Atlantic are steaming about President Bush's "axis of evil" rhetoric, but there's not much they can do about it.
By Steve Kettmann
February 14, 2002
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The Olympic hockey tournament is a golden opportunity for the NHL to make some long-overdue changes.
By Steve Kettmann
February 9, 2002
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The laid-back manager of the hard-charging Oakland A's does it his way, laconically and happily. And that drives his critics crazy.
By Steve Kettmann
October 16, 2001
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Novelist William Vollmann says if the U.S. convinces Afghans of bin Laden's guilt, they'll support the move against him. If not, only "genocide" will defeat them.
By Steve Kettmann
September 27, 2001
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If the United States goes to war in Afghanistan, it will need the cooperation of former Soviet republics.
By Steve Kettmann
September 25, 2001
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At an emergency meeting, European leaders back a "targeted" campaign against terrorism and applaud Bush's new internationalism.
By Steve Kettmann
September 22, 2001
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European leaders like the internationalist Bush who has emerged from last week's terror attacks.
By Steve Kettmann
September 18, 2001
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With the news that several hijackers studied in Hamburg, Germans throw their support behind Bush, and the tensions of his early months in office melt away -- for now.
By Daryl Lindsey and Steve Kettmann
September 13, 2001
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European leadership yields a new agreement on the Kyoto Protocol, isolating the U.S. as the only holdout on global warming.
By Steve Kettmann
July 23, 2001
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Pressure here and abroad may leave him no choice.
By Steve Kettmann
July 18, 2001
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They booed him, but the Europeans know they have to live with Bush. And though his speeches hint that travel might yet give him the vision thing, Russia is a different story.
By Steve Kettmann
June 16, 2001
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When Out magazine's editor claimed his lover plays in the majors, he set off a media frenzy. But it's only a matter of time before gays get their Jackie Robinson.
By Steve Kettmann
May 26, 2001
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In France they call him "an idiot." In Germany they call him a "big bully." Forget China -- Europe could turn out to be President Bush's biggest foreign policy problem yet.
By Steve Kettmann
April 6, 2001
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Why the nonstop decline in the value of its currency doesn't spell doom for the European Community.
By Steve Kettmann
October 5, 2000
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Long before he started writing about baseball for the New Yorker he was a fan of the game, and he has never been afraid to show it.
By Steve Kettmann
August 29, 2000
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The most daring player in the history of tennis, her attacking style and superb athleticism revolutionized the sport.
By Steve Kettmann
April 18, 2000
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Condoleezza Rice discusses her candidate's strong foreign policy convictions, but it's clear she's the brains of the operation.
By Steve Kettmann
March 20, 2000
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Once her stint as secretary of state is up, will Madeleine Albright give up the perks of Washington life to give her native Czech Republic a boost?
By Steve Kettmann
March 8, 2000
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place, flailing Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder takes lessons in political survival from President Clinton.
By Steve Kettmann
October 29, 1999
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After a come-from-behind win in Game 3, there seems to be no stopping the New York Yankees.
By Steve Kettmann
October 27, 1999
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As baseball honors the team of the century at the World Series, the all-time hits leader banned for gambling proves he can't be exiled forever.
By Steve Kettmann
October 25, 1999