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  James Connolly (athlete) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Brendan Bennet Connolly (October 28, 1868 – January 20, 1957) was an American athlete and author.
A collection of items related to Connolly, including his triple jump silver medal, is housed in the library of Colby College in Maine.
A statue of James B. Connolly in South Boston
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Connolly_(athlete)   (949 words)

  
 Biographies-Bennet O'Neale Biography Page
Bennet O’Neale was born February 20, 1784 in Culpeper County, Virginia, the third son of John and Rachel Wood O’Neal.
Bennet and Ann had their last child, a daughter Sarah, January 06, 1828, and they, along with their daughters Ann and Polly and sons, Carroll and Harvey were still living in Barren County in 1830.
Bennet’s youngest son, Harvey, moved to Bath, Mason County, Illinois, on the Illinois River where he was not only a doctor of medicine, but also the manager of a railroad running through the county.
www.onealwebsite.com /benobio.htm   (680 words)

  
 James Bennet Press Release
Bennet began his career in journalism at the Washington Monthly in 1988, researching the impact of foreign policy on press relations from 1989 to 1991, during the George W. Bush administration.
In May of 2004, Bennet was the subject of an attempted kidnapping by Palestinians in Gaza, while he tried to cover a story.
In 1996 Bennet was named one of News Bio's "30 under 30," which recognized him as one of the thirty most influential journalists under the age of 30.
www.wws.princeton.edu /events/pressreleases/20050215bennet.html   (295 words)

  
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At Bennet's disposal are remarkable writers at the top of their form—William Langewiesche, James Fallows, Mark Bowden, and Clive Crook, to name a few—which means that even a dunce could pilot the Atlantic to journalistic greatness.
So, Bennet's editorial problem won't be the usual one, of insufficient resources and the lack of commitment from the top for greatness.
So, one of the tasks awaiting Bennet will be telling Bradley that his approach to running a magazine devoted to narrative journalism is flawed and having a good retort when Bradley answers that the same system netted him $142 million when his company went public in the late 1990s.
www.slate.com /toolbar.aspx?action=read&id=2137687   (1268 words)

  
 First Love
Bennet had never forgiven Elizabeth for allowing such a good catch to swim off to matrimonial bliss with another, and she never let her daughter forget it.
Bennet was eager to visit all the warehouses in London, and demanded that they start their search as soon as possible.
James St. Vincent died on a sunny, autumn day-a day when the rest of the world was hustling and bustling, a day when the leaves were falling softly to the ground.
www.austen.com /derby/kata1b.htm   (12395 words)

  
 New York Times reporter becomes new editor of Atlantic Monthly - Boston.com
James Bennet, 39, a reporter for The New York Times, was named the Atlantic's first official editor since Michael Kelly stepped down in September 2002 to return to writing.
Bennet, who has covered political campaigns and served as Jerusalem bureau chief for the Times, is to start his Atlantic Monthly job in mid-March.
Bradley said he chose Bennet because the reporter had "lived life near the headlines" while excelling at long-form narratives.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/03/02/new_york_times_reporter_becomes_new_editor_of_atlantic_monthly   (400 words)

  
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Bennet, who is the son of University President Doug Bennet, discussed the intensification of violence in Israel and the changes he has seen in the relationship between Israelis and Palestinians over the course of the past year.
Bennet then told of an act of violence that happened in Nov., 2001, when a bomb planted by Israeli soldiers killed five Palestinian boys who were walking to school from their refugee camp.
Bennet’s lecture was followed by a question and answer session in which students asked questions about a variety of issues relating to the conflict in Israel.
www.wesleyan.edu /argus/archives/sept132002/dateyear/n2.html   (695 words)

  
 James Bennet Griffin
James Bennett Griffin was born on January 12, 1905 in Atchinson, Kansas to Charles and Maude Griffin.
His father was a railroad equipment supplier, and his job relocated the family to Denver, Colorado and then to Chicago, Illinois.
James Griffin (left) and Paul Weer (right) "survey" the Burkman Stone Mounds, Dearborn County, Indiana.
www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/information/biography/fghij/griffin_james.html   (557 words)

  
 Old Wife Synopsis
Bennet brags of his daughter's fortune imparted by both him and her previous husband, but scolds the seemingly imprudent marriage that has recently taken place.
Bennet he is more than welcome to bring a stage to their front door and to understand his wife must be merely joking.
Bennet gives the home he had resided in until Plantagenet's offer, to his son, Captain James Bennet.
www.unl.edu /Corvey/html/Projects/CorveyNovels/Meeke/OldWifeSynopsis.htm   (3219 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Assault in Gaza -- May 18, 2004
JAMES BENNET: Well, I'm sort of on the margins of the area where the fighting is going on right now.
JAMES BENNET: Well, last week, during one of these operations to destroy one of these tunnels, a Palestinian militant hit an Israeli armored vehicle that was packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives, detonating it and killing the five soldiers aboard.
JAMES BENNET: Well, there have been thousands and thousands of Palestinians that have been left homeless over the course of the conflict here, and more than a thousand, according to the U.N., in just the last few days from Rafah.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june04/gaza_05-18.html   (1252 words)

  
 Education World ® Schoool Issues: Bennet Copes With Death, Roof Woes
Bennet Middle School took quite a beating during the first two weeks of September.
She is a graduate of W. Tresper Clarke Junior-Senior High School in Westbury, N.Y. The upheaval came about ten days after James, a Bennet graduate who had just started high school, was run over by a driver who returned to James's neighborhood after a dispute with some other boys.
Besides Ms.Ouellette, a number of staff members and students from Bennet and James's high school also went to the funeral, which was on a weekday morning.
www.education-world.com /a_issues/WIT/WIT004.shtml   (780 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / New York Times Reporter Escapes Gaza Kidnap Bid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
James Bennet, bureau chief for Israel and the Palestinian territories, said he was speaking on a cellphone in front of a Rafah hospital on Wednesday when a Palestinian he did not know came up, smiled and offered his hand, saying "Welcome."
When Bennet shook his hand, the man and another Palestinian grabbed him and tried to thrust him into an old Mercedes car that pulled up with its back door open, recalling kidnappings of foreigners by Muslim militants in wartime Beirut in the 1980s.
Bennet identified himself as an American at the hospital.
www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/05/20/new_york_times_reporter_escapes_gaza_kidnap_bid   (353 words)

  
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Because of the turmoil in the region, Bennet’s role as a journalist is complicated.
Bennet also addressed the issue of how the media may cause misperceptions about daily life in Israel, painting a picture of total violence when there are still remnants of normal life, as well.
Bennet said he relies on Israeli and Palestinian interpreters, but regrets not knowing the languages himself, so as to be able to read the local newspapers and pick up on nuances.
www.wesleyan.edu /argus/archives/sept132002/dateyear/n5.html   (1112 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: At the Scene -- April 5, 2002
JAMES BENNET: Well, there's continued fierce fighting in several areas in the West Bank in Nablus and the city of Jenin in the North.
JAMES BENNET: Well, the standoff we've seen now for several days in the Church of the Nativity, which is the church that Christians believe marks the spot where Jesus Christ was born, continues.
JAMES BENNET: Well, they've been saying they need four to six weeks to root out what they call the terrorist infrastructure, and round up the wanted men that Israel has for many months been asking the Palestinian Authority to arrest.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june02/bennet_4-5.html   (836 words)

  
 The Atlantic Monthly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originally a monthly publication, the magazine, subscribed to by 480,000 readers, now publishes ten times a year and features articles in the fields of political science and foreign affairs, as well as book reviews.
It has also published many of the works of Mark Twain, including one that managed to escape publication until 2001.
Its best known current writers are James Fallows, Mark Bowden, Corby Kummer, and Caitlin Flanigan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlantic_Monthly   (705 words)

  
 What Entailment?
Bennet felt it wise to retreat to his library, as he knew only more silliness would be coming from his wife.
Elizabeth, the third eldest of the Bennet children, heard her mother's squeals and wisely chose to avoid the parlor.
James Bennet did seem to be a favorite of hers, as he was the only gentleman she deemed worthy to dance with, besides her brother and Mr.
www.austen.com /derby/katies1.htm   (1403 words)

  
 News Release, News and Events, Claremont McKenna College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bennet’s discussion, “Reporting from the Middle East: Whose Truth?” will focus on the difficulty of reporting objectively, and of being perceived as reporting objectively.
Bennet relocated to the Middle East in 2001, serving as Jerusalem bureau chief and reporting on a broad span of politically sensitive issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
In 1996, Bennet was named by News Bio as one of “30 under 30,” recognizing him as one of the most influential journalists under the age of 30.
www.mckenna.edu /news/pressreleases/article.asp?article_id=651   (244 words)

  
 Bennet Named Atlantic Editor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bennet is due to take his position in two weeks.
Bennet is the first editor in chief of Atlantic Monthly since Michael Kelly stepped down from the post in 2002 (a year later, Kelly was killed on assignment in Iraq).
Bennet has served as the Times' metro reporter, Detroit bureau chief, White House correspondent and Sunday magazine staff writer.
www.mediaweek.com /mw/news/print/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002114930   (263 words)

  
 James Bennet -- Topic Index -- TimesWatch.org
James Bennet’s profile of Israeli PM Ariel Sharon reveals more of Bennet’s pro-Palestinian tilt: “It was not so long ago that Sharon and his memories of blood were the stuff of history and hysterical opposition to everything that seemed hopeful….”
James Bennet claims the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement "uses nonviolent tactics to impede Israeli Army actions in the West Bank and Gaza." But the group doesn't mind violence among its Palestinian allies.
James Bennet's story on a "peace deal" touted by left-wing Israelis is accompanied by this photo caption: "Palestinian protesters yesterday tried to stop an unidentified delegate from going to Geneva to meet Israeli delegates and sign an official truce." But the treaty is unofficial--neither government is involved.
www.timeswatch.org /topicindex/B/bennet_james/welcome.asp   (474 words)

  
 Low Earth Orbit: May 24, 2004 Archives
Bennet said he was talking on a cell phone at about 9:30 p.m.
Bennet, in future stories, grants legitimacy to the very PA figures who are now telling him his own harrowing ordeal was ‘baseless.’
Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Bennet accepts the PA version of the story, granting legitimacy to these PA spokemen over his own reporting and personal experience.
orbital-mind-control-laser.net /leo/archives/2004_05_24.html   (623 words)

  
 CJR Daily: Paralysis by Analysis
On the front page of today's New York Times, James Bennet, back at home after a distinguished stint as the paper's Jerusalem correspondent, takes a stab at trying to discern the differences between the foreign policy proposals of the candidates.
Bennet then goes on to note that Bush is often mocked as a trigger-happy loner and Kerry is lampooned as wanting permission from the UN to protect the US.
Bennet wants it both ways, but that approach leaves the reader more confused than when he started.
www.cjrdaily.org /politics/paralysis_by_analysis.php   (636 words)

  
 “Charitable” Impulses Toward Hamas -- August 13, 2003
Bennet provides an account from 1948, the earliest days of the nation of Israel: “It is something of an Israeli cliché that no Palestinian leader has ever had his ‘Altalena.’ The reference is to a fateful decision made by [David Ben-Gurion, first prime minister of Israel] in June 1948, after Mr.
Bennet then compares Israel’s founding militants unfavorably to the present-day anti-Israel terrorist group Hamas, showing a softer side of the killers: “Further, unlike the groups of [former Israeli Prime Minister] Shamir and Mr.
Bennet also writes: “Hamas, which took responsibility for a suicide bombing in the West Bank today, officially rejects any two-state solution with Israel.” Hamas does more than that; it denies Israel’s right to exist.
www.timeswatch.com /articles/2003/0813.asp   (1093 words)

  
 On Point : Good Therapy, Bad Therapy - Good Therapy, Bad Therapy
In his last article as Jerusalem correspondent for the New York Times, James Bennet sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to talk about the man, his country, and Israel's uncertain future.
Bennet's three year stint as Jerusalem bureau chief for the New York Times ended last month.
James Bennet, New York Times correspondent who last month completed a three-year stint as the Jerusalem bureau chief.
www.onpointradio.org /shows/2004/08/20040816_b_main.asp   (417 words)

  
 New York Times Role Profiles: Thomas Friedman & James Bennet, Role Profiles, Arab-Israeli Politics, Fall, 2003
James Bennet followed in his father’s footsteps by expressing an interest in journalism and receiving his degree in 1989 at the age of 22.
Bennet has an in-depth understanding of the deep-seeded disputes in the region, which have precipitated the Arab-Israeli conflict for over 50 years.
Bennet was honored by NewsBios as one of the “30 under 30” in 1996.
www.la.utexas.edu /chenry/aip/fall03/roles03/msg00002.html   (1294 words)

  
 Israel Hasbara Committee
As the attempted kidnapping by Palestinians of New York Times reporter James Bennet – and the subsequent efforts of Palestinian Authority to cover up the story – teach, Palestinians intimidate and punish reporters who do not tilt the scales in their favor.
Bennet’s ordeal underscores the problems faced by Western reporters operating in Palestinian areas, trying to objectively report the news when they are subject to not only the intimidation of Palestinian thugs, but also to PA officials’ insistence on a creative ‘reassessment’ of what the reporter personally witnesses.
Bennet, in his future stories, grants legitimacy to the very PA figures who are now ‘explaining’ to him that his own terrifying ordeal was ‘baseless’.
www.infoisrael.net /cgi-local/text.pl?source=5/c/archives/060620041   (1115 words)

  
 NYT Reporter Named Atlantic Monthly Editor
The magazine's owner, David G. Bradley, said he chose Bennet because the reporter had "lived life near the headlines" while excelling at long-form narratives.
James Bennet, 39, was named the Atlantic's first official editor since Michael Kelly stepped down in September 2002 to return to writing.
He said what attracted him to the magazine is "its glorious history _ the fact that it does deeply reported, serious, long narrative journalism that's written with grace and wit.
www.wtopnews.com /index.php?nid=111&sid=715242   (617 words)

  
 SyriaComment.com: "Enigma of Damascus" by Bennet of the NY Times
James Bennet of the NY Times has written an excellent article about Bashar and Syria in the Sunday magazine section.
(It has already been translated into Arabic by Syria-news.com here) Bennet came to Syria during the week of the Baath Party Conference on the promise that he would be able to interview the President and his wife, but it was only during the last days of this stay that his appointment was confirmed.
It is a big story, and one that is hard to tell, but Bennet does a nice job here of weaving it into his interview with the first family.
faculty-staff.ou.edu /L/Joshua.M.Landis-1/syriablog/2005/07/enigma-of-damascus-by-bennet-of-ny.htm   (12891 words)

  
 700000 people connected with European Royalty
James Clark, Powell, Mo." Dec 31, 1920, "Bill Clark surprised his many friends here Christmas Eve by getting married to one of the prettiest girls on Granny's Branch, Miss Mary Cook.
James Clark, Sunday, Jan. 22, in honor of Mrs.
James clerked in his father-in-law's store, then was a photographer.
www.e-familytree.net /f4370.htm   (2418 words)

  
 Bennet Tree
Bennet, born 12 November 1679 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts; died June 1737 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts.
John Bennet, born 11 April 1686 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts; died 01 February 1724/25 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts.
Bennet, born 09 August 1736 in Gloucester, Essex County Massachusetts.
www.wainwrightfamily.org /bennetfhr.htm   (5671 words)

  
 Griswold - Preston, CT Marriages
Lucy Avery of Norwich and James Bennet Jr.
James Baldwin of Canterbury and Thankful Clark of Norwich......
Naomi Bennet of Norwich and Stephen Molt of Plainfield......
www.rays-place.com /marrage/griswold-preston-ct.htm   (1695 words)

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