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Davos Diary
So many dignitaries and famous people, so many captains of industry, heads of state and assorted politicians. Exactly how many, however, nobody knows, but there are at least 2,500 and probably more, and the number depends on who is counting.
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This last, I suspect, is what upset the conference organizers. Apparently you are either for them or against them. As it says on my black canvas bag, they are "committed to improving the state of the world," and they cannot tolerate anyone, or anything, that suggests otherwise.
Feb. 4 -- The conference organizers say it was all a mistake. If anyone confiscated copies of the paper it was only done in error. They are lying, of course, but no matter. Meanwhile I write a story after hearing AFL-CIO president John Sweeney say that the Enron collapse signifies the end of America as we know it. Then my daughter calls from the hospital. She says she and the baby are coming home tonight.
(John Corry is TheAmericanProwler.org's At Large columnist. He is a former New York Times media critic and reporter.)
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