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Date

November 21, 2005

Title

U.S. Press for Reform Prompts Talk of Showdown at the U.N., The New York Times

Author(s)

Warren Hoge

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/21/international/21nations.html

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Not nearly so complicated as the spin-masters make out. On the one side you have Ambassador Bolton and a commitment to real reform. On the other hand you have the majority in the General Assembly seeking to maintain the status quo. Mark Malloch Brown, Mr. Annan's chief of staff says "I think in many ways it is setting the outcome of whether the United Nations matters or not in 10 years' time." And so it should.